Bolivia achieves opening of the Egyptian market for beef and poultry

Bolivia achieved a milestone in the opening of new markets following the approval of the Veterinary Export Certificate by Egypt, which allows the slaughterhouses FRIGOR, BFC, FRIDOSA, and SOFIA to export bovine and poultry meat under the supervision of that country's health authority (IS EG HALAL), reported the director of the National Service of Agro-Sanitary Health and Food Safety (Senasag), Richard Sala. "This achievement is the result of coordinated work between the public and private sectors. From SENASAG, we acted with technical rigor to diversify markets and generate greater economic opportunities for national producers," he highlighted at a press conference. The process began in 2022 with technical meetings and audits of Bolivian plants; in December 2024, compliance with biosecurity requirements and Islamic regulations was verified, allowing the HALAL certification. Bolivia has an exportable quota of 44,000 thousand tons (t) of beef, of which 28,600 have already been ...