On Friday, Argentina reported that, after eight years of negotiations, Mexico has finally allowed Argentine beef into its market.
The Argentine Secretary of Agriculture, Juan José Bahillo, highlighted “the coordinated work between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senasa to be able to implement the strategy set by the Ministry of Economy to open more and more markets for the food produced by our country”.
But this Monday we know that, far from being an Argentine commercial success, the authorization actually corresponded to a strategic interest of the Mexican government to find new meat protein suppliers that would help moderate the domestic prices of this product.
And this is known because the entry of Brazilian pork into Mexico has also been enabled, as confirmed today by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply of Brazil through a statement.
“The result of the joint work of the Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs, this opening of the market will allow for the intensification of bilateral exchanges between the two countries”, reads the official statement, to then underline that “with this Brazil will be able to contribute further more to the fight against inflation and guaranteeing food security in Mexico”.
“Brazilian pork is internationally recognized for its high quality, safety and competitiveness. With the opening of the Mexican market for Brazilian pork, Brazil reached 48 new open markets for agricultural products in 2022. Since 2019, the number of open markets has reached 234,” he added.
The ABPA welcomes Mexico’s opening up to pork from Brazil
The opening represents one of the most important recent achievements for the pork tradehttps://t.co/Ca3rO7WcSB#ABPA #Mexico #pork meat pic.twitter.com/Q0WP67bcSl
— ABPA (@AbpaBR) November 14, 2022
