Another nine BRF units approved for exporting chicken to the Dominican Republic

BRF, which owns brands such as Sadia and Perdigão, reported on Tuesday that nine of its production units are now qualified to export chicken to the Dominican Republic. The validity of these qualifications is six months.

One of the largest food companies in the world, BRF completed the entire process via videoconference. The company will perform the face-to-face meeting during the next renewal.

The Francisco Beltrão (PR) plant is already qualified to export to the country.  New plants authorized to export value-added products to the Dominican Republic include Nova Mutum (MT), Rio Verde (GO), Concórdia (SC), Capinzal (SC), Chapecó (SC), Lajeado ( RS), Marau (RS), Serafina Correa (RS) and Carambeí (PR).

The Dominican Republic has about 10 million inhabitants and a local economy focused on tourism, demonstrating the market potential and the potential to increase sales in the future.

“Currently, we have ten plants enabled for the Dominican Republic and high expectations for growth. It is a market that has a high flow of tourism, with very high growth potential. When the pandemic regresses, the flow of tourists will resume. This resumption will demand a lot from our sector to supply the local resorts and restaurants. This is in line with our 2030 plan: to consolidate our performance as a global food company with high added value”, says Luiz Tavares, executive manager of International Institutional Relations.

Imports of Brazilian poultry by the top five countries with populations of similar size or less than the Dominican Republic

Brazilian chicken exports to countries of similar or smaller sizes than the Dominican Republic reach thousands of containers per year (see above graph). In 2020 the caribbean nation imported just 58 TEU from Brazil. The above analysis shows that countries with similar populations (approximately 10 million people) can import more than 20,000 TEU per year from Brazil. This represents a substantial increase in demand for transportation services to the Caribbean, and for the reefer containers that will carry it there.

Source: Notícias Agrícolas

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