Minister Tereza Cristina (Agriculture, Livestock and Supply) announced this Wednesday (28) the opening of the Brazilian meat market to Indonesia. According to the minister, there will be 10 plants qualified to export at least 25 thousand tons of beef.
“Today we received the good news of this achievement. Ten Brazilian meatpacking plants will be ready for this export. This is good for our GDP, it is good for our rural producers, who have more people buying meat to export, it is good for our slaughterhouses that can continue generating jobs”, celebrated the minister.
In May, the minister met with the Indonesian Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman, to discuss the opening of the Brazilian meat market to the Asian country.
During the meeting, the minister highlighted that Brazil is able to meet Indonesians' demand for animal protein, mainly beef, being an alternative supplier with cheaper prices compared to meat from Australia, where most of the meat comes from. meat consumed in the country.
