August 28, 2012

Argentina resumes shrimp exports to Brazil

The head of Argentina's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Nation (Minagri), Norberto Yauhar, reassures that the country's shrimp exports (Pleoticus muelleri) to Brazil, has been resumed.

The Argentinean minister stressed the importance of reopening the Brazilian market, as in the first stage it is expected to send several thousand tonnes of domestic shrimps.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of Foreign Trade, Beatriz Paglieri, also stressed that there is ample room for exporting the crustacean.

"The barriers have been lifted and the pending licenses of companies, that are already enabled, have been released," she said.

The agreement signed by Yauhar and the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA) in Brazil, Marcelo Crivella, emphasises that the reference price on which to work is a value per tonne above US$14 for the L1 size and US$12 for L3.

In addition, processed shrimps on land will have a special treatment with values that are higher than US$20 a tonne, an official article indicates.

The Secretariat of Foreign Trade stated that the opinion of the MPA -- dated July 31 -- in reference to the absence of health risks as to the entry of Argentinean shrimp continues in force.

"The achievement of the income from the domestic product to the Brazilian market takes place after the tests of the respective animal health risk proved satisfactory," it was added.

Exporters from Argentina "must complete the processing of an international health certificate endorsed by the Argentinean health authority," added the authority.