Russia and Belarus, nations that are part of the Eurasian Union, announced last week the opening of new quotas for the import of chicken meat intended for processing, which should boost exports of poultry products from Brazil to destinations located in Eastern Europe, according to the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA).
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The new open quotas include 140 thousand tons of chicken meat for Russia, and 10.9 thousand tons of the same product for Belarus. Within these amounts, imports will have zero tariffs.
There is also a zero-tariff quota during the same period for imports equivalent to 1.2 billion eggs to Russia.
The Russian market is closed to fresh eggs from Brazil, but negotiations are already underway for a possible opening.
The announcement of new quotas occurred a week after the publication of a Decree by the Russian Government, renewing quotas equivalent to 364 thousand tons of chicken, including 250 thousand tons with carcasses, legs and boneless cuts and 100 thousand of boneless products, in addition to 14 thousand tons destined for whole turkey and carcasses (for products imported outside the quota, the import tariff is 65%).
“Although it is a quota valid for all chicken meat exporting countries, Brazil must play an important role in this additional support for food security in both nations, especially as it already has knowledge of the profile of products demanded by Eurasiansâ€, analyzes the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.
The twenty-fourth main destination for chicken meat exports from Brazil, Russia imported 43.6 thousand tons between January and November this year, generating revenues of US$81.2 million in the period.
“Russia has always been an important buyer of Brazilian protein.
In the case of chicken meat, products such as breast and leg quarters have historically been the most demanded. As this is an exclusive quota for processing, the expectation is that good volumes of chicken breast can be exportedâ€, highlights the Director of Markets, LuÃs Rua. ■