Agricultural market opening for Brazil in Egypt – Joint Statement by MRE/MAPA

Joint press release by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MRE) and of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa)

Published in Dec 17, 2024 10:00 AM Updated in Dec 17, 2024 11:51 AM

The Brazilian government welcomes the announcement by the Egyptian government of its acceptance of the new sanitary certificate model for beef, which now includes authorization for Brazil to export buffalo meat and offal.

The opening strengthens trade relations with Egypt, the ninth-largest destination for Brazilian agricultural exports in 2024. In the first ten months of this year, Egypt imported more than $2.59 billion in agricultural products from Brazil.

With this announcement, Brazil has reached 208 market openings in 2024, totaling 286 openings in 62 destinations since the beginning of 2023.

These achievements are the result of joint efforts between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa).