There are 22 refrigerators authorized to sell bovine and ovine meat, according to the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries.
Uruguay you can re-export meat to Mexico after three years, according to the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), which echoed a resolution by the health authorities of the northern country, which aims to strengthen sales, at a time of sustained drop in placements.
Thus, a total of 22 Uruguayan refrigerators They were empowered to sell bovine and ovine matured boneless meat to Mexican territory. “Always opening markets is good news in general and in particular for this moment in the meat sector,” said the interim head of MGAP, Juan Ignacio Buffa, in times where concentration is a concern after the acquisition of Minerva of three floors of its competitor Marfrig.
For Buffa, “The Mexican market has always been relevant for the meat production of the Uruguay” and stressed that exports are resumed “after an intense period of negotiation and work, which included audits in refrigerators.”
Specifically, an on-site inspection was carried out at the Uruguayan official veterinary service and at the applicant refrigerators, which took place in May by the National Service of Health, Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA).
From now on, the authorization will be carried out with a verification of the merchandise in the ports of destination, unlike what had been done previously, where the verification was required by Mexican inspectors installed in our country. “There are well-founded expectations that a relevant commercial flow will be reestablished,” said the chief.
Mexico opens a market for sheep meat, after the problems with China
Besides, buffa He highlighted that this novelty helps “find a destination for sheep meat, which is an item that, due to the lack of demand in some markets such as China generated strong impacts in the sector”.
It is worth remembering that the Asian giant recently confirmed its entry into deflation and with it are affected the exports of the country, mainly in the sector of meat.
Source: Ambito
