Malaysia opens market to chicken for four more Brazilian refrigerators

Four new refrigerators Brazilians were enabled on Tuesday (13) to export chicken meat to Malaysia, informed the Secretary of international relations of the Ministry of agriculture, livestock and food supply, Tatiana Palermo.
Currently, only a refrigerator is able to sell to Malaysia. But, according to the Secretary, the contacts between the Governments of the two countries have intensified in the commercial area. The Ministry program, including an official mission of the Minister Katia Abreu to that country.
Now, there are five refrigerators Brazilians who can export chicken to Malaysia. "We will work to enable other plants, adapting them to the strict rules of halal slaughter (how the birds should be killed for consumption by Muslims)," added the Secretary.
By enabling announced, the Brazilian Association of Animal protein estimates that Brazil must export 15 million tons of chicken per year for the Asian country, which represents 31% of the total of 48 000 tonnes are imported annually by Malaysia. The entity estimates that the Brazilian trade balance will be incremented with annual foreign exchange of $ 35 million.
According to Tatiana Palermo, enabling new plants of chicken is part of the efforts that the Ministry of agriculture has done to increase Brazilian exports and conquer new markets.
Last week, the Ministry has signed with the Federal Service for veterinary and phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia protocol that will enable the 74 companies enabling exporters to guts.
Since last year, these establishments are prevented from selling your by-products of meat to Russia, because of new technical requirements set by European country. According to the Secretary, the Protocol opens the way for the 74 Brazilian plants to resume sales.
The signing took place in Moscow, during the fifth meeting of Ministers of Agriculture and of agricultural development of the Brics – Brazil, Russia, formed by block, India, China and South Africa.