Brazil: Paraná seeks to open the Japanese market for pork and beef

Published Mar 8, 2023

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Governor Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior of Paraná, Brazil, met with businessmen in Tokyo, Japan, to explore opportunities for pork and beef imports and to promote Paraná's animal protein production to international companies like Sumitomo, Mitsui, and Marubeni. The governor also discussed potential infrastructure projects with Mitsui Busan and Marubeni. Paraná, a major producer of pork and beef, is seeking to expand its animal protein exports following a 2021 sanitary seal and recent approval by the World Organization for Animal Health as an independent classical swine fever free zone, attracting large producers to the state. The governor's visit aims to strengthen commercial relations between Paraná and Asia.

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Governor Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior participated in a series of meetings with businessmen in Tokyo, Japan, this Wednesday (08). After the meeting with the deputy minister of Agriculture of the Asian country, whose objective was to open up the market for pork and beef imports, he presented commercial representatives from large companies such as Sumitomo, Mitsui and Marubeni, who purchase food throughout the world, the possibilities they can find in Paraná, the main producer of animal protein in Brazil. Photos: Disclosure/AEN Japan is already one of the largest import markets for chicken production in the state, but the objective is to expand exports by other chains. Ratinho Junior presented the work of Paraná cooperatives to businessmen, highlighted the State's potential in the production of pork and beef, in addition to food processing, and emphasized that Paraná is prepared to negotiate with the Asian country. “We had meetings with several large groups, some that already operate ...

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