Brazil waiting for reply on RI cocoa<\/p>\n
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuter): The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture
\nis still awaiting a reply from the Indonesian embassy which could
\nallow it to give the go-ahead to imports of Indonesian cocoa, a
\nministry official said.<\/p>\n
The ministry contacted the embassy after receiving a request
\nfrom a group of four companies seeking to bring in cocoa given an
\nanticipated supply shortfall of up to 15,000 tons during the
\nupcoming midcrop (May\/September).<\/p>\n
Local growers in the Bahian region have formally given their
\nblessing to imports up to August.<\/p>\n
An official at the Indonesian embassy said there had so far
\nbeen no news from Jakarta but that he hoped to receive a reply
\nshortly.<\/p>\n
"I hope next week there will be a response. We marked it
\nurgent," the official said.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian embassy has been asked to check conditions in a
\nparticular growing region are unchanged from the end of 1995 when
\na group of Brazilian officials visited the region and certified
\nthere was no risk of pest or disease.<\/p>\n
Brazilian traders have already said it is unlikely Indonesia
\nwill be able to supply all Brazil's needs in the coming months.<\/p>\n
But it is currently the only country which has been pre-
\ncertified as free of risk by the Brazilian government following
\nnew regulations set down after a number of problems with the
\npurchase of 5,000 tons of Ivorian beans in 1995.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry official said he had
\nreceived enquiries about the possibility of importing cocoa from
\nAfrican nations although he stressed there had been no official
\nrequest to begin a full risk assessment survey.<\/p>",
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