RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Egyptian authorities approved the International Health Certificate (IHC), which supports Brazilian exports of milk and dairy products.
Starting next month, Brazil will be able to export these products to Egypt. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply, the request for approval has been pending since 2016.
The announcement was made yesterday, September 14th, by Minister Tereza Cristina, who is in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, on an official mission, accompanied by Brazilian businessmen.
“Brazil is ready to export dairy products, powdered milk, and cheese to Egypt. This is the great news that we expected. Negotiations were very fast and, as of next month, Brazil is ready to export dairy products,” she said in a video released on Twitter.
Saturday’s great news: Egypt opens the market for Brazilian dairy products. The Egyptian authorities have approved the International Health Certificate (IHC) which supports Brazilian exports of milk and dairy products. The request for approval has been pending since 2016. pic.twitter.com/i9KSIvvSzF Tereza Cristina (@TerezaCrisMS) September 14, 2019
The minister has been traveling to the Middle East since September 11th. The mission, aiming to strengthen the trade partnership and market opening for Brazilian agricultural products, is to continue until September 23rd.
Minister Tereza Cristina and her group will visit four countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
According to the Ministry, in 2018 agricultural exports to 55 Arab countries totaled US$ 16.13 billion, and this represents 19 percent of total foreign sales of Brazilian agribusiness.
President Jair Bolsonaro commented on Twitter about Egypt’s decision to open up the Brazilian dairy market. “After the opening of the meat market to Indonesia and the expansion of sales to China, now this is another piece of good news for the Brazilian economy: Egypt opens the dairy market to Brazil,” he said.
Source: Agência Brasil