
Published 2019-04-28
In 2018, Saudi Arabia has imported 15% of its food from Brazil
Saudi Arabia in 2018 was Brazil's top buyer of fresh and processed chicken products, an ABPA spokesman said. ABPA data shows the Saudis imported 433,500 tonnes of chicken products from Brazil, or about 11.8 percent of all such sales from Brazilian purveyors. According to Saudi Arabia’s Food & Drug Association (SFDA), the total chicken imports from Brazil worth about 3 billion USD
The Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture stated that 25 plants are authorized to export to Saudi Arabia accounting for 63 percent of Brazil’s chicken exports to that country last year.
Source: Reuters & maaal.com
Curated by the Foodex Saudi team from market coverage of the Saudi and GCC food & beverage sector.
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