Brazil is to export beef to Thailand, one of Australia’s biggest markets for the meat
Thailand has agreed to take imports of Brazilian beef, the second agricultural deal the two countries have reached in two weeks.
Thailand last year imported $90 million of beef, half of it from Australia, which has a trade agreement with the southeast Asian country.
Five meatpacking plants in the states of Para, Rondonia, Goias, Mato Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul have been approved for exports, Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.
Last week, the ministry announced an agreement for Thailand to take imports of Brazilian dairy products.
Brazilian agricultural exports reached a record $10.2 billion in April, it added 25% above the same month last year.
SOURCE: Reuters
