SAO PAULO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The Philippines has lifted an embargo on importing Brazilian rooster
SAO PAULO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The Philippines has lifted an embargo on importing Brazilian rooster merchandise, the Brazilian Animal Protein Affiliation (ABPA) mentioned on Thursday, ending a ban launched in August over alleged detection of COVID-19 on meals packaging.
ABPA mentioned in a press release that the Division of Agriculture within the Philippines had issued a memorandum this week to as soon as once more enable the import of rooster from Brazil, the world’s largest rooster exporter.
“Brazil offered all of the clarifications and we demonstrated the reliability of the Brazilian product,” ABPA mentioned. “Limitations with out scientific and technical proof can not type the premise for an embargo.”
The ban occurred within the second half of August, after traces of COVID-19 had been allegedly discovered on meals packaging in China, ABPA mentioned.
With the lifting of restrictions, ABPA expects that gross sales to the Philippine market will return to ranges equal to these recorded earlier than the ban.
The nation was one of many important locations for Brazilian merchandise in Asia, ABPA mentioned, because it ranked amongst Brazil’s 12 important rooster importers.
The Philippines purchased 2% of Brazil’s total rooster exports within the first half of 2020, the meat foyer mentioned.
(Reporting by Ana Mano; Modifying by Andrea Ricci)
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