Peru: Are there enough donkeys to export to China?

Published 2024년 7월 9일

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Peru's Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Elizabeth Galdo, has announced plans to export donkey meat to China, though the feasibility of the venture is being questioned due to the limited production of donkey meat in Peru and the small scale of the global market for the meat. The demand for donkey meat and skins is driven by the production of the medicinal gelatin Ejiao, used in traditional Chinese medicine for its antioxidant properties and to treat various conditions. However, the trade in donkey skins from Africa to China has raised concerns about the potential spread of dangerous diseases like MRSA. Donkey meat, which is rich in iron and protein, but also fat, is already sold in the Bolivian market, often mislabeled as beef.

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The bombastic announcement that Peru will export donkey meat to China made by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) Elizabeth Galdo could remain the joke it seems. MIRAY is no joke: Peru will export donkey meat to China The question that many ask is whether Peru has enough donkeys to export. On the subject, the president of the National Association of Beef Producers, John Chauca, told RPP that in the country the donkey is more used as a pack animal. Chauca, who is a zootechnical engineer, commented that the production of this meat is not massive in the country, so he does not know how favorable Galdo's news is for the sector. “The truth is that economically I don't know how favorable it is because donkey production in our country is quite limited,” he declared. Engineer and economist Fernando Cillóniz said that Galdó's announcement “seemed like a joke,” since he had not heard that there was a world market for donkey meat. “Suddenly it is a market of a few donkeys a ...

Source: Apnoticias