Four new Brazilian poultry slaughterhouses will be able to export to Malaysia

The Malaysian health authorities authorized four Brf plants, one from JBS and another from Vibra Agroindustrial, which are located in Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. It joins three other refrigeration plants already authorized to ship products to Malaysia, both BRF and Jaguafrangos, located in Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais and Paraná. Malaysia is internationally recognized as one of the markets with the highest standards for halal products among Islamic-majority nations and has significantly increased its meat imports from Brazil. Last year, the country imported 13.6 million tons, a volume 45.7% higher than that registered in the same period last year. “We doubled the number of plants enabled to serve the Malaysian market, which should see significant increases in volumes shipped throughout 2024. This is important news for Brazil, which is the world's largest exporter of halal chicken meat and its presence will increase in the Islamic market,” supports ...