August 16, 2010

Brazil keen to advance trade with China in agriculture

Brazil wants to boost trade with China in agricultural products, and will export more pork to China while importing more fish in the next few years, said Brazilian Agriculture Minister Wagner Rossi.

The two countries enjoy a very good trade partnership, but there is still huge potential for expansion, Rossi said.

"Today, China is our main trade partner, and Brazil, as I have heard, is already China's 10th largest trade partner," Rossi said. "I think as our economies are complementary, we have a great future for cooperation, especially in agriculture."

As Brazil and China share a common goal of providing better living conditions to their people, food production is very important in this regard, Rossi said, adding that the two countries can help each other in this area.

According to Rossi, there are many projects where Brazil and China can work together, not only on their own territories, but in other countries that China may already be helping.