Jordan halts beef imports from Brazil, Netherlands and Spain due to mad cow

It was stated that Jordan suspended beef imports from Brazil, the Netherlands and Spain due to the presence of mad cow cases. According to the news of Jordan's Al-Memleke television, Hazim es-Samadi, an official of the Ministry of Agriculture; He said imports of live calves, processed, dried and frozen beef from Brazil, the Netherlands and Spain have been halted. Samadi stated that after the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) report that unusual cases were seen in Brazil and the Netherlands, the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture suspended beef purchases from these countries on February 26. Reminding that his country has alternative markets such as South Africa and Romania for beef imports, Samadi said that stopping purchases from some countries will not lead to an increase in prices in the local market. Samadi added that before, 90 percent of Jordan's meat imports were from Brazil, the Netherlands and Spain. The Brazilian Ministry ...