{"id":659,"date":"2021-12-29T00:16:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T00:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akuhalal.com\/?p=659"},"modified":"2021-12-29T00:16:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T00:16:23","slug":"brazil-eyes-1-17-trillion-halal-food-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akuhalal.com\/?p=659","title":{"rendered":"Brazil eyes $1.17 trillion halal food market,"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ArticleHeader__heading___3ibi0Q\">\n<h1 class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__heading_2___sUlNJP Heading__base___1dDlXY Heading__heading_2___3f_bIW\">Brazil eyes $1.17 trillion halal food market, keen to boost its share in trade<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__small___MoVgdT ArticleHeader__author___Q1-tGb\">By <a class=\"AuthorName__author___1tcHiY\" rel=\"author\">Ana Mano<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader__share___3GFHTV\"><\/div>\n<header>\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader__container___3rO4Ad\"><span class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__extra_small___3GR_6R Label__label___2Fe3cH Label__small___1kKu4y ArticleHeader__read-time___2ZgoYp\">2 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody__container___D-h4BJ\">\n<div class=\"ArticleBody__side-rail___1ODyzQ\">\n<div class=\"RegistrationPrompt__container___1zFX4Y column ArticleBody__aside-registration-prompt___2LXk34\">\n<div class=\"RegistrationPrompt__text-content___2uMAHH\">\n<h6 class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__white___2ncio9 Text__medium___1ocDap Text__heading_6___m3CqfX Heading__base___1dDlXY Heading__heading_6___1ON736 RegistrationPrompt__heading___wc_GPj\">Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">SAO PAULO, Dec 6 (Reuters) &#8211; Brazil, the world&#8217;s largest exporter of foodstuffs like coffee and soybeans, is keen to increase farm product exports to Islamic countries, said Flavio Bettarello, deputy trade secretary at the Agriculture Ministry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Speaking at a business conference in Sao Paulo on Monday, Bettarello said Brazil is in talks with Indonesia, Lebanon and Morocco to access their markets and sell agricultural products other than corn, beef, chicken and raw sugar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SpacingContainer__container___2kvuUN SpacingContainer__max-width___1aBoiA\">\n<div class=\"ad-slot__container___3rdCdV\">\n<div class=\"ad-slot__inner___2BzoBn native\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"reuters_desktop_native_1\" class=\"ad-slot__slot___6W8Kxc\" data-google-query-id=\"CNyG2qvdh_UCFQ-gSwUdmSIN9w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/article_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">&#8220;There is a concern relative to the types of products exported and the destinations,&#8221; Bettarello said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which comprises 57 members, imported $190.5 billion of food items including wheat, corn, sugar, rice, milk and dairy products in 2020, according to data compiled by the Arab Brazil Chamber of Commerce. Of that, Brazil accounted for $14.1 billion or some 7.5%, the data showed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">Bettarello said only five OIC nations get about 50% of Brazil&#8217;s agricultural exports, citing Turkey, Iran, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh as the biggest importers of the group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">&#8220;China is our main trade partner and our share in the Chinese market is 21%,&#8221; he said referring to food exports. &#8220;We know there is room for us to expand our participation in OIC countries and the Islamic world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">The government&#8217;s desire to negotiate reflects Brazil&#8217;s quest for a bigger share of the global food trade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-7\">The country is already the world&#8217;s biggest exporter and producer of halal meats including beef and chicken, which are made according to Muslim dietary requirements. Brazil&#8217;s exports of halal beef and chicken totaled a combined $4.7 billion last year, according to government data compiled by industry groups Abiec and ABPA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-8\">Muslims spent an estimated $1.17 trillion to buy food in 2019, according to the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report. 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