No Brazilian Corn Exports to China Until 2023

Brazilian corn may only be shipped to China next year because of demands made by Beijing regarding trade protocols being put in place, an agriculture ministry official was quoted as saying in Valor Economico newspaper on Thursday. Jose Guilherme Leal, ag defense secretary at the ministry, said Beijing requested the monitoring of some weeds and fungi in corn crops, calling it a common request in negotiations of sanitary agreements and protocols.

“The protocol provides for the need for monitoring and information on production,” Leal was quoted as saying. “As we did not monitor the current second corn crop, I reaffirm that exports will only be possible from the 2022-23 summer crop onwards,” he said.

Brazil’s ag ministry confirmed Leal’s remarks in an emailed message to Reuters.

Leal said Brazilian corn growers who want to export to China will have to conform and report the conditions of the crop and the products used to fight pests and diseases. Then the ministry will be able to certify shipments.

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