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Brazil to export live cattle to Iran

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Brazil has received approval to export live cattle to Iran after the South-American country's status as free of foot-and-mouth disease with vaccination has been recognized by the Iranian authorities.

Posted on Oct 25 ,12:13

Guilherme Marques, director of the Department of Animal Health (DSA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Map), declared in a statement that the country's status recognition was decisive for the opening of this market. Negotiations between the DSA and the Iranians counterpart have been ongoing since the end of 2014.

Marques added that "the constant access to new markets for the export of Brazilian cattle has boosted this negotiation. The next countries that can buy cattle from Brazil are Thailand and Indonesia. The diversification of the markets is favorable to the producers and may allow the trading of other commodities too."

Brazil could export an estimated 100,000 head of cattle to the Iranian market every year, with the prospect of expansion in the medium term, as trade relations advance, the Ministry's statement read.

Last year, Brazil's export of live cattle accounted for more than US $276 million in sales, and, as of July this year, shows that shipments reached US $301 million.

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