Saudi gov takes a step back on frozen poultry imports issue
Saudi Arabia authorities have decided to suspend the adoption of a measure that imposed a 30 days shelf life for frozen poultry. The decision will benefit large suppliers of poultry in the Kingdom such as Brazil. Since May, 11 Brazilian plants have been banned to export frozen poultry products to Saudi Arabia due to this issue.
"We managed to revert. This saved the product's permanence in the Saudi Arabian market. It is of paramount importance, a very strong achievement", commented Ali Saifi, CEO of Cdial Halal, for Globo Rural magazine.
In a statement released last week, the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) informed that the decision of the Saudi government was taken after arguments by countries and market agents. He added that he had worked with the Brazilian government to provide the necessary information.
“The acceptance of the decision re-establishes the processes of our negotiations with the fundamental Saudi Arabian market under the criteria that guide the international food trade”, evaluated the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin, in the note.
Saudi Arabia is the second main international destination for Brazilian chicken meat. But, in the halal segment, the country, the largest economy among those that make up the Arab League, is the main market for the product.
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