⁸The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Carlos Fávaro, received this Monday (16) businesspeople and representatives of entities in the sector to discuss the export of Brazilian soybeans to China.
The meeting took place amid Cargill’s decision to suspend the export of Brazilian soybeans to China due to changes in the Brazilian government’s phytosanitary inspection of cargo destined for the Asian country. The company’s president, Paulo Souza, and director, Lygia Duarte, attended the meeting.
According to the report, the topic should be addressed in Brazil’s next official mission to Chinawhich should take place by the end of March, to address phytosanitary issues between the two countries. The ministry’s expectation is that companies also negotiate in parallel with Chinese importers.
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The meeting was attended by the executive president of Abiove (Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries), André Nassar, and the general director of Anec (National Association of Cereal Exporters), Sérgio Mendes.
Also at the meeting were Henrique Snitchovsky, CEO of Dreyfus, and Zack Battat, executive director of Dreyfus; Rossano de Angelis, CEO of Bunge Brasil; Nivo Maluf, director of Bunge; Dante Pozzi, CEO of Amaggi; Ricardo Tomczyk, director of Amaggi; João Marcelo Dumoncel, CEO of 3tentos; Luiz Neto, CEO of COFCO; Sérgio Ferreira, director of COFCO and Eduardo Rodrigues, commercial director of ADM.
In a statement, Mapa reiterated that the objective of the meeting was to address issues related to the quality of Brazilian soy destined for export.
“During the meeting, the commitment to joint action was reaffirmed to overcome possible difficulties and ensure high quality standards for products that leave Brazil and reach international markets, guaranteeing the trust of buyers and meeting the sanitary and commercial requirements not only of China, but of all countries that import Brazilian food”, stated the Ministry in a note.
