Saudi Arabia releases imports of beef from Brazil

The Saudi Arabia released on Monday imports of fresh beef from Brazil, said the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry after signing a new international health certificate template in Riyadh.
According to the Ministry, Brazil has the potential to export 50 million tons of beef a year to Saudi Arabia, with value estimated at 170 million dollars.
The Muslim country is already a big importer of chicken from Brazil.
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The Saudi Arabia had suspended the purchase of Brazilian beef in 2012, after an atypical case of mad cow disease.
"The end of the ban on Brazilian beef represents not only the Saudi market opening, but of all countries in the Gulf," said the Ministry in a statement.
The folder also said it intends to put an end to all embargoes made to Brazilian beef.
"The Saudi Arabia was one of the last countries that we need. The last will be Japan, where should we open the market for our processed meat ", also said in a note to Minister Katia Abreu, who is in Saudi Arabia.