Mexico opens up to Brazilian pork
The publication of the authorization was made by SENASICA – a body equivalent to the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for controlling the production, import and export of food in Mexico.
The qualifications are from the slaughterhouses in the state of Santa Catarina, which, at the time of requesting access to the Mexican authorities, was the only Brazilian region recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health (WHOA) as free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination.
The opening, in the view of the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin, represents one of the most important achievements for the export chain of animal protein in Brazil.
"Mexico is, historically, one of the top three destinations for global pork exports, with volumes close to 1 million tons. We are talking about approximately 10% of global trade. The opening is part of the measures taken by the Mexican Government to control inflation and the actions of MAPA in the sense of expanding access to our protein. In this context, Brazil reinforces its position of support to nations for food security and food supply", emphasizes Santin.
According to ABPA's market director, Luís Rua, Brazilian exports should be directed to Mexican processors, avoiding competition with local pork production.
"We are going to act in complementarity with Mexican pork production. Exactly in this sense, we will make efforts to expand the qualification for plants in the new areas recognized by the WHOA as free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination, such as Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná, expanding to the maximum the capacity to supply Brazilian products to the population of Mexico", adds the director of ABPA.
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