SAO PAULO: Brazil announced on Wednesday that it has got permission from Pakistan to export live cattle, cow semen, and embryos to the South Asian nation this week.
In a statement, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture stated that it has also been given the go-ahead to export young tilapia fish to the Philippines.
Brazil exported live cattle worth approximately $489 million in total last year, a 154% increase over 2022.
According to the government, Pakistan imported $298 million worth of goods from Brazil last year, mostly textiles and fibers, while the Philippines imported $918 million worth of goods, with meat proteins accounting for more than three-quarters of the total.
According to government figures released earlier this month, the country in South America exported about $340 billion worth of goods overall in 2023, mostly to China, which purchased nearly $106 billion worth.
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Wednesday authorized the suggested changes to the pertinent IPO-2022 clauses in April of last year.
In compliance with the updated regulations/guidelines on animal (cattle) trade published by the World Organization of Animal Health (WOAH), the Ministry of Commerce has provided a summary of the changes made to the Import Policy Order-2022 pertaining to the import of live animals and animal products.
Following concerns of poor quality shipments from Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) strengthened their regulations governing the import of beef from that nation in September 2023.
In a notice dated September 19, 2023, the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment stated that it would only accept vacuum-packaged or modified-atmosphere packed fresh or chilled beef from Pakistan with a shelf life of 60 to 120 days after the date of slaughter.
According to the announcement, the new limitations apply to all other varieties of packed fresh or chilled meat that cannot be imported by sea from Pakistan.
