In 2018, Saudi Arabia has imported 15% of its food from Brazil
Saudi Arabia in
2018 was Brazil's top buyer of fresh and processed chicken products,
an ABPA spokesman said. ABPA data shows the Saudis imported 433,500 tonnes
of chicken products from Brazil, or about 11.8 percent of all
such sales from Brazilian purveyors. According to Saudi Arabia’s Food
& Drug Association (SFDA), the total chicken imports from Brazil worth
about 3 billion USD
The Brazil’s
Ministry of Agriculture stated that 25 plants are authorized to export to Saudi
Arabia accounting for 63 percent of Brazil’s chicken exports to that country
last year.
Source: Reuters &
maaal.com