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U.S. exporters often reach out to our office with questions about market access and Brazil’s import regulations, finding legislation confusing and not transparent.

The National Biofuels Policy of Brazil, the RenovaBio program, is expected to be implemented in late December 2019. Over forty biofuel plants have requested the certification process.

Chicken meat production in 2020 will grow 2.5 percent to 13.975 million metric tons.

2015/2016 wheat production is estimated at 5.6 million metric tons (mmt), but consumption is down slightly due to higher prices.

In 2014, Brazil imported US$ 2.8 billion in intermediate products and US$4.6 billion in consumer-oriented products.

This report outlines regulatory requirements for food and agricultural product imports into Brazil, including import procedures.

Post reduced its 2015/16 production forecast to 98 million metric tons (mmt). Dry and hot weather in central and northeast Brazil is having an impact in the progress of the crop.

The Brazilian orange crop for 2015/16 is forecast at 410 million 40.8-kg boxes, a 10 MBx increase compared to the previous season.