China should authorize more Brazilian slaughterhouses to export meat to the Chinese market
Mr. Blairo Maggi also announced that during a meeting with president Michel Temer, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, said that China is willing to purchase even more Brazilian meat than it has done before.
Furthermore, Mr. Maggi added that China is the main partner of the Brazilian agribusiness sector in world trade, Brazil's exports of agricultural products in 2016 to the Chinese market reaching 17.8 billion dollars.
The exports of Brazilian meat accounted for 1.75 billion dollars in 2016. Of the total, the shipments of beef reached 702.8 million dollars, while the exports of poultry and pork represented 859.5 million dollars and 189.3 million dollars respectively.
Feliz com a notícia de que o presidente da China, Xi Jimping, vai ampliar mercado p/ a carne brasileira. #Brasilsaidacrise pic.twitter.com/NTaeoNGP0f
— Blairo Maggi (@blairomaggi) 1 septembrie 2017
Pres da China Xi Jimping anuncia ampliação do nº de frigoríficos a exportar carnes a eles e diz "sou garoto propaganda da carne brasileira" pic.twitter.com/kqLGl1s9Qj
— Blairo Maggi (@blairomaggi) 1 septembrie 2017
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