Producers and the agro-industry would have approximately two years to start promoting the traceability of these products.
The European Union is studying the approval of a law that prevents the importation of commodities linked to deforestation.
Producers and the agro-industry would have approximately two years to start promoting the traceability of these products.
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Producers have questions. Is this timeframe sufficient? Is it possible to meet the socio-environmental traceability requirements for the entire production chain?
According to Luiza Bruscato, Director of the Brazilian Roundtable on Sustainable Livestock (GTPS), the European law might act as an accelerator for sustainable development, but she urges caution.
"The timeframe of possibly two years for companies to comply with the new rules is very challenging, and it is foreseeable that non-compliance could lead to heavy fines, as well as loss of market access."
Currently, Brazilian legislation requires traceability only for sanitary issues of cattle, animal health, but does not include the socio-environmental process, such as deforestation. Generally, slaughterhouses have the history of their direct suppliers, that is, the purchase of fattened cattle, and are still working to obtain information for the entire livestock cycle.
GTPS, according to Bruscato, will request the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to implement traceability for all Brazilian cattle. Additionally, another long-term request will be for this traceability number to be made available for free by the Ministry from the calf's birth.
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