Arab-Brazilian Chamber takes firms for Food Africa

The Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) is accepting registrations from Brazilian firms eager to showcase their products at the forthcoming Food Africa food and beverage trade show. The event will be held in Cairo, Egypt, from December 7 to 10. Organized by the ABCC through the Halal do Brazil project, the exhibition is in collaboration with Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.

Fernanda Dantas, the Internationalization Projects Manager at ABCC, anticipates that participating Brazilian companies will return highly satisfied. The trade show attracts a substantial number of buyers, primarily from North Africa, and has experienced steady growth in attendance and size over the years. In the first ten months of this year alone, Arab countries, particularly North Africa, purchased a significant USD 7.4 billion worth of products from Brazil, with Egypt being the largest buyer at USD 3.3 billion.

Corn is the most sold product, followed by sugar, iron ore, soybeans, live cattle and beef. ABCC still has booths available for two companies, with a total of six exhibitors planned for the Egyptian market. These companies span various sectors like sesame, corn, soybeans, coffee, meat, açaí, dairy products, and processed fruit. Dantas emphasizes the abundance of opportunities for Brazilian exporters of ingredients or raw materials in Egypt, thanks to the free trade agreement between the two countries.

The Egypt-Mercosur agreement, which marks its 10th anniversary in September, eliminates import tariffs on all products covered by the agreement. The Halal do Brasil project, an initiative of the ABCC, aims to introduce Brazilian halal foods to Muslim markets. With around 120 million inhabitants, Egypt is the largest populous Arab country.

The trip will concentrate only on the trade show, and the ABCC will provide support through its Cairo office team to connect Brazilian companies with potential importers at the exhibition.