Agribusiness is reported to have accounted for 48 percent of Brazilian exports in 2020. The expansion stems from a 9.9 percent growth in the amount of products, as the price fell 5.3 percent.
Some 170 thousand artisan cheese producers across Brazil will be able to sell their products to other states with a quality seal dubbed Selo Arte.
In a statement made today (Jun 4), Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina said the Brazilian government has submitted to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) the documents requested to reverse the temporary suspension of beef exports to China.
BRF, one of the world's biggest food companies, is the main target in the third stage of Operation Weak Flesh, launched Monday (Mar. 5) by the Federal Police.
In a statement made Monday (Mar. 20), Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi described as “a disaster” the restriction on Brazilian meat by the international market. So far, the European Union, China, and Chile have made their suspension on Brazilian meat imports official.