Brazil Eager to Increase Farm Product Exports to Muslim-Majority Countries

According to Flavio Bettarello, Deputy Trade Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture in Brazil, the country, the world's largest supplier of foodstuffs including coffee and soybeans, is eager to increase farm product exports to Islamic countries.

Why it Matters?

According to government data compiled by the Brazilian Beef Exporters Association (ABIEC) and the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), Brazil's Halal beef and chicken exports totalled USD 4.7 billion last year. As such the country is considered to be the largest exporter and producer of Halal meats, including beef and chicken, manufactured in accordance with Muslim dietary standards.

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