The government of China, in negotiation with the Brazil, decided to make the sanitary restrictions regarding the presence of other seeds and weeds us Brazilian soybean shipments, destined for the Asian country. In recent days, The major trading companies in the market faced difficulties due to the sudden change in sanitary regulations. exports, which led to the suspension of cargo shipments. In a statement, the Secretariat of Agricultural Defense (SDA)of Ministry of AgricultureHe stated that it is not possible to guarantee the absolute absence of other seeds, due to the logistics of soybean production. According to secretary, "to the Chinese authorities They understood and accepted that The zero-tolerance criterion for the presence of weeds will not be adopted., in shipments of soybeans imported from Brazil and destined for domestic consumption for industrial processing purposes.” To continue discussions on the topic, as well as to avoid future impasses in exports, the Secretary of Agricultural Defense, Carlos Goulartand of Trade and International Relations, Luis Rua, travelled to China last Friday (20) to continue negotiations, according to information from Globo Rural.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.