China opens up to 4 Argentine meat plants

A total of four new Argentine meat plants were allowed by China to send beef shipments to the Asian country, it was announced this week by Buenos Aires' Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Secretariat. The new clearance was said to have resulted from negotiations with Beijing's Animal and Plant Quarantine Department of the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC). According to Argentina's National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa), so far this year 426,898 tons of bovine meat products, both bone-in and boneless, have been exported to China, a market representing nearly 80% of the country's beef exports. “These authorizations are the result of the efforts made by our portfolio together with Senasa and represent a step forward in the expansion of our exports to international markets,” a statement from the Agriculture Secretariat read. The new plants accessing the Chinese market is a crucial boost for the meat processing industry, it was also explained. The new ...