Chinese President's visit to Brazil raises expectations for signing of export protocols for sesame, sorghum and grapes

Published Oct 15, 2024

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to arrive in Brazil a few days before the G20 summit, scheduled for November 18-19, to discuss a broad range of issues with Brazilian President Lula. The meeting is anticipated to result in the signing of various agreements in areas such as agriculture, environment, and science and technology, potentially including export trade agreements for products like sorghum, sesame, and grapes. The sorghum sector is hopeful for the authorization to begin exporting to China, following a growth in domestic production and interest from the world's largest sorghum consumer market. Sesame producers in Brazil are also expecting the final signature on export protocols, having already resolved phytosanitary issues, and the fruit and vegetable sector is looking forward to the authorization to export grapes to China.

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Between November 18 and 19, the President of China, Xi Jinping, will be in Brazil to attend the G20 summit. However, the arrival of the Asian leader is expected to take place a few days earlier and include a full agenda of meetings and gatherings. According to the Itamaraty, the meeting between Xi Jinping and Lula should have a very broad bilateral agenda for discussion between the two leaders, similar to what happened when the Brazilian president went to China in April 2023 and the two countries signed more than 20 agreements in different areas, such as agriculture, the environment, and science and technology. “The bilateral relations between Brazil and China take on a new shape in an election year in the United States and the movement around a BRICS currency. Perhaps, for this reason, we may have positive surprises with export trade agreements”, says José Carlos Lima Júnior, Managing Partner of Markestrat. One of the sectors awaiting this visit with high expectations of ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas