Opening of the shrimp market to Australia

The Brazilian government announced a new trade agreement with Australia, allowing Brazil to export shrimp and shrimp meat, adding to the existing agreement that already allowed Brazil to export fish. This development is expected to boost trade between the two countries, showing international trust in Brazil's health control system. In the first five months of 2024, Brazil's agricultural exports to Australia surpassed US$111 million. This achievement is part of a broader strategy by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), resulting in 78 market openings in 2024 and 156 in 53 countries since 2023.

The Brazilian government welcomed the announcement, by the Australian government, of sanitary approval for Brazil to export shrimp and shrimp meat. This opening will contribute to an increase in trade flow between the two countries, reflecting international confidence in the Brazilian health control system. In February this year, Australia had already opened the market to import Brazilian fish. In the first five months of 2024, exports of agricultural products to the Australian market exceeded US$111 million. With the announcement of this new product, Brazil reaches its 78th market opening in 2024, ...