ABPA promotes mission in Japan and South Korea to strengthen ties
The schedule started with meetings with South Korean importers, at the Brazilian Embassy in Seoul. ABPA will hold a seminar for stakeholders, health authorities and importers from South Korea, in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Meat Exporters (ABIEC) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil).
The Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, representatives of the ministerial team, the Brazilian ambassador in Seoul, Márcia Donner Abreu, members of the Embassy, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as a delegation of representatives of Brazilian agroindustries will be present on the occasion.
During the event – which will have the support of ABPA's marketing and trade promotion coordinator, Nayara Dalmolin – Brazilian strategies for preserving the country's health status will be presented. The differentials that make Brazil the main international supplier of chicken meat to the South Korean market will also be highlighted, as well as a potential partner for increasing the supply of pork meat. More than 60 representatives from the Asian country are expected at the event.
The program also includes meetings with importers and other representations with direct influence on consumption and imports of products to South Korea.
“South Korea is one of the top 5 importers of pork in the world and Brazil still has a timid share in the volumes imported by the South Koreans. The possible recognition of the states of Acre, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul as free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination, which is being negotiated between the countries, could be an important boost for the increase of the strategic partnership between the two countries” mentions ABPA’s director of markets, Luis Rua.
In the first semester, South Korea imported 98.8 thousand tons of chicken and 5 thousand tons of pork from Brazil. Added together, exports of the two products generated nearly US$230 million in revenue in the first six months of 2023 alone.
The next stage of the mission will start in Tokyo. There, ABPA representatives, together with ABIEC and ApexBrasil, will promote a new seminar on biosecurity in the animal protein sector in Brazil and the opportunities for opening and expanding regions recognized as free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination. More than 150 Japanese representations were confirmed at the event.
On the occasion, Santin and Rua will reinforce Brazilian efforts to build a solution that unlocks the suspensions applied by the Japanese authorities to the trade of poultry products from Santa Catarina and Espírito Santo to Japan. Recently, imports from the states were temporarily suspended after a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was registered in backyard birds – a decision that goes against the recommendations established by the World Organization for Animal Health.
The agenda in the Japanese capital will also include several meetings with representatives of importers and other local representations.
“The Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, will lead these efforts, together with his team, the Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ApexBrasil. As a private sector, we will present explanations to importers and institutional representations about Brazilian biosecurity, reinforcing our commitment to biosecurity and support for food security for the Japanese population. We are going to support the Brazilian Government in restoring the normal flow of exports to Japan in the shortest possible time”, emphasizes Santin.
Between chicken and pork, the Asian country imported 238,000 tons of meat, generating around US$ 490 million in revenue in the first half of this year alone. It is the second main destination for chicken meat, and is among the 20 largest pork destinations in Brazil. The country is also the main importer of eggs from Brazil, with 6.9 thousand tons imported between January and June this year.
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