The fridge HALMON SA and the Refrigerator SAREL SA were authorized by the government to be able to export meat to China, another of the consequences of the president’s trip Luis Lacalle Pou to the Asian country in search of new commercial horizons.
This way, Chancellery and the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) carried out the necessary procedures with the Chinese health authorities and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Uruguay to expand the Asian market to Uruguay.
From the Ministry of relations foreigners highlighted that it is a qualification “of great relevance due to its economic and social impact for the department of Florida, as well as at the national level.” On the other hand, they highlighted that the announcement is the result of “the efforts made during the State Visit carried out by the President, Luis Lacalle Pou, to the People’s Republic of China in November 2023.”
The first export of equine meat
In mid-April, Uruguay completed the first shipment of equine meat frozen boneless China and thus made progress in opening a new market to the Asian giant, within the framework of the strategic alliance signed last year between both countries.
Exports started from Clay refrigerator, audited at the end of 2023 by the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, being the first to obtain the qualification to market the product to Asian territory.
The departure of the first shipment was supervised by the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattos, who highlighted the importance of the event by pointing out that “it marks a milestone for our country in the opening of new markets to China”.
“Very important commercial perspectives are opening up through this shipment,” he warned. Mattos and highlighted that the plant “has been modernized through the incorporation of new technology, which allows us to comply with all the requirements demanded by the government headed by Xi Jinping.
After the tour of the refrigerator, in which the director of the MGAP International Affairs Unit also participated, Adriana Lupinacci Olaso; and his counterpart from the Animal Industry Division, Pablo Nadal, the Chinese ambassador in Uruguay, Huang Yazhong, He highlighted that “the results began to be seen” of the president’s visits to the Asian giant. Luis Lacalle Pou and Mattos himself.
Source: Ambito
