A new agreement to facilitate exports from Brazilian agribusiness producers to China is being seen by specialists in Brazil as crucial to inaugurating the “biggest era of market openness in the last ten years” between the two countries. Agronomist Helen Jacintho said that with the new agreement, China is opening up its market for products such as soybean meal (which had been long requested by the Brazilian industry), concentrated soy protein, corn, peanuts, and citrus pulp. “These are excellent news, which consolidates our position as a trustworthy global food producer,” wrote Jacintho. Protocols were discussed at a meeting between officials of China’s Ministre of Agriculture and Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture to reduce bureaucracy in industry inspection procedures and customs clearance of Brazilian products.
Sources: Plataforma Media/Datamar News