Brazil: Poultry exporters celebrate Sarawak opening announcement
The largest Malaysian state, Sarawak has around 2.6 million inhabitants.
In October 2023, there was a technical mission to Brazil to assess the Brazilian poultry and beef production system. Negotiations intensified after the visit, resulting in a recent mission, in which the Malaysian Minister of Agriculture signed the Health Certificate that will allow exports of chicken meat from Brazil to the destination.
In total, three plants were authorized, located in the states of Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná.
"Although it is a predominantly non-Muslim autonomous state, shipments to Sarawak will comply with halal standards, in line with what is established by Malaysia", highlights ABPA president Ricardo Santin.
According to the president of ABPA, there is an expectation that, in the coming months, Brazilian pork will also be able to guarantee access to the local market – bilateral negotiations are already underway with this objective.
"We have good expectations regarding this market in which we will act in a complementary manner to local protein production, supporting the region that has faced biosecurity challenges, both internally and from suppliers in the region, which has caused high food inflation", says Santin.
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