In Beijing, the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, André de Paula, and the Brazilian delegation participated in a bilateral meeting with the Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), Sun Meijun, and her team. The meeting, held this Tuesday (19), continued the agenda of the Brazilian mission to China and focused on strengthening bilateral agricultural trade, sanitary cooperation and expanding exchange between the two countries. On the occasion, Minister André de Paula highlighted the partnership between Brazil and China, which generates benefits for both countries. “Brazil remains committed to acting as a reliable supplier of safe, high-quality and competitive food to China, produced under rigorous sanitary and environmental standards. At the same time, we recognize China as a fundamental strategic partner for Brazilian agribusiness, including in the supply of essential inputs for our agricultural production,” he stated. Minister Sun Meijun highlighted the joint work developed in recent years between the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) and the GACC. “It is always a great pleasure to welcome friends from afar. Today we have the presence of the relevant departments at this fraternal meeting. Our agri-food trade represents an important part of bilateral exchange. In 2025, China imported US$ 51.4 billion in agricultural products from Brazil, which corresponds to about 50% of the total trade between the two countries,” she declared. The minister added that, despite the strong Chinese agricultural industry, the country has a market with enormous potential and remains open to the import of quality foreign products. She also recalled the agreements and initiatives signed during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visits to China, including phytosanitary protocols to expand exports of poultry meat, peanut meal and corn ethanol derivatives, as well as memoranda of cooperation in family farming and agricultural mechanization. During the meeting, MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply) and GACC (General Administration of Customs of China) advanced in technical understandings on sanitary and quarantine requirements for the export of pork and by-products from Brazil to China. Minister André de Paula and Minister Sun Meijun confirmed the technical terms of the revised protocol, whose formalization should occur at an opportune time. After the protocol's formalization, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) will be able to guide Brazilian companies in carrying out the necessary technical preparations, while the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) will continue with internal procedures to enable trade. At the end of the meeting, Minister André de Paula thanked his Chinese counterpart. “Allow me to express the appreciation and satisfaction of the Brazilian Government for the progress made today in the revised protocol for pork, including pork offal. This is a positive result of the technical dialogue and cooperation built between our institutions over the past few years. This progress represents an important sanitary and commercial achievement for both countries and reflects the high level of trust and cooperation between Brazil and China.” The progress in the pork protocol negotiations reinforces the technical and sanitary cooperation between MAPA and GACC and consolidates China as the main partner of Brazilian agribusiness. Other topics of interest to both parties were also discussed during the meeting. At the event, the reopening of three Brazilian beef processing plants that had been suspended was announced, as well as the start, next month, of electronic certification for meat products.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.