This Tuesday (17), the Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, stated that the Brazil will propose to China the creation of a new specific sanitary protocol for soybean exportsNext week, the federal government will meet with authorities from the Asian country to discuss the implementation of the new rules. This measure has become urgent following recent problems faced by companies, such as… Cargillwhich were forced to suspend shipments of the product to the Chinese marketThe announcement was made at a press conference, following the Brazil-Bolivia Business Forumat headquarters Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp)Fávaro also explained that, currently, the Chinese authorities adopt the term 'substantially free'In other words, soybean shipments must be free of other substances, plants, or seeds from other crops. The minister also stated that There is no risk of trade agreement breakdowns with China.only the health concerns regarding soybean shipments. Favaro He ruled out any possibility of China restricting or completely suspending shipments of the product during this period of formulating a new inspection protocol.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.