Government negotiates Brazilian beef to Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan

The Ministry of Agriculture intensified negotiations to open markets in Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan for pork, beef and poultry from Brazil. On Tuesday, the 24th and Wednesday, 25, director of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Affairs Ministry, Otavio Cancado, will be in Jakarta to obtain authorization from the early shipments of beef and pork. According to the Ministry, in a press release, the Indonesian government must recognize the principle of regionalization for control of FMD, a prerequisite for bilateral trade of products. "We have already fulfilled all the requirements of the country. There is just one more bureaucratic issue, we hope to resolve this meeting," says Cançado. The meeting is part of the 5th meeting of the Consultative Committee on Agriculture Brazil, Indonesia and the director still negotiate the export of tropical fruits to the market.

Following the director leaves for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where you will discover the results of inspections conducted in February this year by the health authorities of the country, the Brazilian meat poultry and cattle. In all, 22 industries were audited. If the assessment is positive the veterinary service is possible for immediate clearance of national industries. Currently, Brazil does not export beef to that country.

In the visit to Tokyo Cançado meet with experts from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan in July to try to anticipate the Japanese mission in Brazil, scheduled for September. According to the ministry statement, the technicians need to check the Asian country's inspection system to release Brazilian sales of pork and beef country. Today, Brazil is already the leading supplier of poultry to Japan in 2010, revenue from chicken meat exported to the Asian country exceeded $ 200 million. (Source: The Associated Press)

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