The Asian giant confirmed this Tuesday through China General Administration of Customs (GACC) of that country that was formally approved the new protocol that will allow the importation of frozen and refrigerated beef from Uruguay by China, an achievement boosted by the president’s recent trip Luis Lacalle Pou to the Asian continent.
According to the statement, exporters must be located in areas free of foot and mouth disease recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health so that their meat can be exported to that country. This new protocol contemplates that the period of permanence of cattle and sheep destined for slaughter for China go from 90 to 46 days.
This change is part of the long list of agreements that aim to expand and improve the income of Uruguayan products to Chinese territory, with better conditions for local exporters and fewer bureaucratic obstacles. Added to this is the importance of China for Uruguay since it accounts for 60% of exports.
Additionally, the protocol change allows the export of stomachs, which could mean an increase in income close to 40 million dollars annually from the marketing of tripe and booklet, according to estimates by the National Meat Institute (INAC); thus going from $21 million to $59 million in total revenue.
At the same time, during the presidential visit to China The new protocols for the export of sports horses, which contains the quarantine and health requirements for the placement of these horses, a sector has growth potential in Uruguay and today it represents an income of between 1 and 2 million dollars annually.
Qualifications for equine meat
On the other hand, on the 13th of this month, the General Administration of Customs of China enabled the registration of the CLAY refrigerator in the CIFER system to export horse meat to that country from that date.
The export of meat equine to China generated expectations in the sector and the president of the Society of Pure Race Horse Breeders (SCCPC), Victor Tarigo, He told Valor Added that “the interest arose from China itself, which for some time had been looking at the health issues of Uruguay”.
In principle, at a time when the country has several cases of equine encephalitis, Tarigo maintained that the Asian country seeks specimens for human consumption, but also for sporting purposes.
“As a result of a series of visits and connections with the ministry, they expressed interest in reaching an agreement of mutual cooperation,” said the president of SCCPC and anticipated that, if business is finalized in the “medium term onwards,” You could pay from 150,000 to 200,000 dollars for each copy.
Source: Ambito
