Another 25 Brazilian meat processing plants were approved to sell meat to China, according to a statement from GACC sent on Monday (9) to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA). The number of plants approved goes from 64 to 89.
Of the new establishments authorized, 17 produce beef, six chicken, one pork and one donkey. Those companies can export immediately.
Negotiations were conducted by MAPA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Brazilian Embassy in China.
In May, Minister Tereza Cristina and her delegation traveled to China and other Asian countries with the purpose of expanding the sale of Brazilian agricultural products.
See below the list of establishments approved by China (SIF, establishment and municipality):
BEEF
93 – COOPERATIVA DOS PRODUTORES DE CARNE E DERIVADOS DE GURUPI – GURUPI (TO)
112 – FRIGORÍFICO RIO MARIA – RIO MARIA (PA)
411 – FRIGORÍFICO REDENTOR – GUARANTÃ DO NORTE (MT)
431 – MINERVA – PALMEIRAS DE GOIÁS (GO)
791 – MINERVA S/A – ROLIM DE MOURA (RO)
941 – BARRA MANSA COMÉRCIO DE CARNES E DERIVADOS LTDA – SERTÃOZINHO (SP)
1440 – AGROINDUSTRIAL IGUATEMI EIRELLI – IGUATEMI (MS)
1751 – MARFRIG GLOBAL FOODS – TANGARÁ DA SERRA (MT)
1811 – NATURAFRIG ALIMENTOS LTDA – BARRA DO BUGRES (MT)
2015 – MARFRIG GLOBAL FOODS – VÁRZEA GRANDE (MT)
2437 – MASTERBOI LTDA – SÃO GERALDO ARAGUAIA (PA)
2583 – FRIGOL – ÁGUA AZUL DO NORTE (PA)
3215 – PLENA ALIMENTOS S.A – PARAÍSO DO TOCANTINS (TO)
3941 – AGRA AGROINDUSTRIAL DE ALIMENTOS S.A – RONDONÓPOLIS (MT)
3974 – NATURAFRIG ALIMENTOS – ROCHEDO (MS)
4490 – VALE GRANDE INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO DE ALIMENTOS – MATUPÁ (MT)
4554 – MERCÚRIO ALIMENTOS – CASTANHAL (PA)
Source: MAPA
