On Tuesday 19, five new foreign markets for Brazilian live cattle exports were opened: Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, countries that are part of the Eurasian Economic Union (UEEA).
Over the past five years, these countries have imported live cattle from other suppliers worth more than $200 million per year.
The import permit was issued as part of a mission to Moscow by representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), supported by the Brazilian Embassy.
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On this occasion, MAPA representatives met with the head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision of the Russian Federation, Sergey Dankvert, to present the International Zoosanitary Certificate (CZI).
In 2022, Brazil exported just over $1.8 billion in agricultural products to the UEEA, the main ones being: soybeans (48%), raw sugar (16%), beef (9%) and green coffee (7%). .
The development of new markets is the result of the joint effort of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE).
Source: Ascom Mapa/MRE