An entourage of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply begins on Thursday (5) a mission to Jordan, Egypt and Morocco. The goal is to trade fertilizers.

Led by Minister Marcos Montes, the group will meet with representatives of private companies and governments of these three countries to discuss the supply of fertilizers and the expansion of investments in Brazil.

The meetings will also serve to reaffirm the destination markets of Brazilian products.

In Jordan, the main theme will be the supply of potassium-based fertilizers.

In Egypt, the focus will be on nitrogenand in Morocco, the phosphates.

The return to Brazil is scheduled for May 14.

"We will also take advantage of the trip to consolidate our agricultural products in these three countries, so I believe that the trip will succeed and we will return, God willing, with good results," said the minister, when boarding.

Agenda

The minister's agenda in Jordan, which begins on May 7, includes meetings with boards of major potassium-producing companies such as the Arab Potash Company (APC), which produces more than 2.4 million tons per year, and the Jordan Phosphate Mining Company (JPMC), with a production capacity of more than 7 million tons per year.

Also scheduled are meetings of Minister Marcos Montes with Jordanian Agriculture Minister Khaled Musa Henefat and Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Youssef Al-Shamal.

On May 9, the Mapa delegation arrives in Cairo, where Minister Marcos Montes is expected to meet with Deputy Agriculture Minister Moustafa El Sayeed and Supply Minister Aly Al Moselhy.

A delegação do Mapa participa do Fórum Brasil – Egito: Oportunidades no comércio bilateral, promovido pela Câmara de Comércio Árabe-Brasil. Também estão previstas reuniões com representantes do setor de fertilizantes e de proteína animal.

The Mapa delegation participates in the Brazil - Egypt: Opportunities in Bilateral Trade Forum, promoted by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. Meetings are also planned with representatives of the fertilizer and animal protein sector.

The entourage arrives in Morocco on May 12.

A meeting is planned with Agriculture Minister Mohammed Sadiki, as well as a visit to the Jorf Lasfar plant of the Office Chérifien des Phosphates Company (OCP). The state-owned company is currently the largest supplier of phosphorus to Brazil.

Morocco is the world's second largest producer of phosphate fertilisers, accounting for about 17% of global production. In 2021, Brazil imported more than US$1.6 billion in fertilizers from Morocco.

Source: Canal Rural