Mexico has expanded the opening of the market for Brazilian pork. From now on, Brazil will be able to export the product in natura, without having to undergo thermal processing before being sold to consumers.

According to the sanitary requirements and the International Health Certificate (ICS) agreed between the two countries, on the last 10th, the marketing becomes for raw pork, whole or in pieces, including CMS (Meat Mechanically Separated) and bacon, with no restriction on its direct trade. Minister Carlos Favaro highlighted that “este is another great step from this beginning of the Lula government, showing that the world is opening opportunities for Brazilian agribusiness”.

According to the Secretariat of Commerce and International Relations (SCRI), of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), the health requirements and the CSI negotiated last November restricted the destination of pork exported to Mexico only for thermal processing product, and the importer needed to be a SIF (Federal Inspection Service) type establishment and would have to have the entire process traced for marketing.

According to the SCRI perspectives, the expansion of the Mexican market for Brazilian pork represents significant potential for animal protein in Brazil, and the demand meets the Mexican need to increase supply volumes to the population of the country. Six slaughter and processing plants were already enabled, and the forecast is that three more are enabled.

The opening of the mexican market for brazilian pork without thermal processing represents a significant gain for brazilian agribusiness. This opening contributes to the expansion of markets for brazilian products, promoting the production of pork in the country and meeting the mexican need to increase its supply volumes.