Tanzania's opening to poultry and pork products reinforces Brazil's export position
The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) celebrates the announcement by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) regarding the opening of the Tanzanian market to Brazilian poultry and pork products. This information was confirmed by the Secretary of Trade and International Relations, Luís Rua, at an event held in Brasília.
The decision by Tanzanian authorities will allow the export of meat and poultry and pork products, fertile eggs and day-old chicks, as well as other Brazilian agricultural products, marking a new chapter in the expansion of the national presence on the African continent.
Tanzania, with approximately 70 million inhabitants (63% Christian and 33% Muslim), is the fourth most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa and is projected to reach 140 million inhabitants by 2050, according to United Nations projections. The country also has a highly dynamic tourism and hospitality sector, accounting for more than 17% of Tanzania's GDP and employing 11% of the workforce, with safari tourism and coastal destinations being particularly prominent – a segment that is an important demand channel for poultry and pork products, boosting out-of-home consumption and supplying hotel and restaurant chains.
"This population expansion, coupled with the growth of tourism and urbanization, reinforces the country's consumption potential — especially in food products with high nutritional value and stable supply", assesses the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.
In 2024, Tanzania imported 8,800 tons of chicken meat, of which approximately 70% originated in Brazil, 20% came from the United States, and 4% from Turkey. "All of this trade was concentrated in the autonomous region of Zanzibar. With the new opening, access is expanded to the entire Tanzanian territory, with the potential for consistent growth", analyzes the president of ABPA.
In the case of pork, there is potential for increased external demand. According to Trademap data, Tanzania currently imports around 100 tons of pork per year, mostly from Kenya (67%), the European Union (26%), and the United Kingdom (3%). Opening up to Brazilian products creates a new competitive supply channel with high sanitary credibility.
According to Santin, despite the current low per capita consumption of protein - in poultry meat, for example, it is estimated at 2 kilograms per inhabitant, according to the FAO - the potential for expansion is significant, especially with the increase in income, urbanization, and modernization of local food retail.
"Tanzania represents a new opportunity for Brazilian animal protein. It is a market with great potential, a rapidly growing population, and high import dependence. The opening announced by Minister Carlos Fávaro and Secretary Luís Rua reinforces international confidence in the quality and safety of our products, in addition to expanding the Brazilian presence on a strategic continent", highlights Ricardo Santin, president of ABPA.
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