Even with high tariffs, Brazil can expand meat exports

Although the tariff increase worries the animal protein sector, especially the beef market, the impacts on the poultry and pork markets should be minimal. On this statement, Alexandre Camargo Costa, a veterinarian and managing director of FNF Ingredients Brasil, is quite emphatic. "The US is our competitor, not our customer," he says. The expansion of poultry meat, for example, can happen with the suspension of the embargo on our exports to the European Union. The possibility arises from the recognition of Brazil as free of avian influenza by the bloc at the beginning of September. The status allows the return of Brazilian shipments of the protein. For Costa, in addition to the possibility of increasing production, the measure also opens up space for the redirection of cuts between markets. "It is not an immediate production leap, but it improves the mix and price at the qualified plants, using idle capacity and long-term contracts. In addition, redirecting cuts to the EU, the ...