Algeria, the next market to be opened for Colombian meat

Algeria is in need of Colombian meat for the Ramadan season and that would speed up the export process, said Augusto Beltrán Segrera, technical secretary of the Stabilization Fund for the Promotion of Meat, Milk and Derivatives Exports (FEP). The idea is that this country could buy up to 5,000 tons of meat a year, which would make it one of the five largest markets in Colombia. Ramadan is the Muslim holiday in which they cannot eat anything while the sun is shining, so they get up early to be able to eat and then fast for the rest of the day until the sun goes down. This year the celebration begins on March 22 and runs through April 20. The government usually gives people a lot of meat during this time and that is why meat consumption in that season grows significantly compared to the other months. The duration of Ramadan oscillates between 29 and 30 days because the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar cycle, the holy month rotates approximately ten days each year and therefore ...