Brazil: Eurasian Union opens new quota for chicken meat

Russia and Belarus, nations that are part of the Eurasian Union, announced this week the opening of new quotas aimed at importing chicken meat intended for processing, which should boost exports of poultry products from Brazil to destinations located in Eastern Europe , according to the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). The new open quotas include 140 thousand tons of chicken meat for Russia, and 10.9 thousand tons of the same product for Belarus. Within these amounts, imports will have zero tariffs. There is also a zero-tariff quota during the same period for imports equivalent to 1.2 billion eggs to Russia. The Russian market is closed to fresh eggs from Brazil, but negotiations are already underway for a possible opening. The announcement of new quotas occurred a week after the publication of a Decree by the Russian Government, renewing quotas equivalent to 364 thousand tons of chicken, including 250 thousand tons with carcasses, legs and boneless cuts and 100 ...