Market opening for barley grains from Spain will benefit Peruvian livestock

Published 2021년 11월 10일

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The National Agrarian Health Service-SENASA of Peru has approved the importation of barley grain from Spain, following a request from the Peruvian Dairy Farmers Association (AGALEP), to help reduce the high costs of imported food for dairy production and benefit the national livestock sector. The imported barley will be used to produce barley hydroponic forage, a more cost-effective feeding option for animals. The importation of the barley will also undergo strict phytosanitary requirements to ensure it does not bring in any regulated pests, including Trogoderma granarium and Phalaris PARAxa, among others.

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In order to contribute to livestock production and its derivatives in the country, the National Agrarian Health Service-SENASA, through Directorial Resolution 0019-2021-MIDAGRI-SENASA-DSV, approved the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of barley grain ( Hordeum vulgare) of origin and provenance from Spain. This regulation was initiated at the request of the Peruvian Dairy Farmers Association - AGALEP, due to the high costs of imported food for dairy production; which would be reduced with the production of barley hydroponic forage, directly benefiting the entire national livestock sector. "As a livestock sector, we seek to import alternatives for feeding our animals, such as barley, with lower import prices and with nutritional values that allow us to supply other forages in the production of livestock feed," said Nivia Vargas Cabanillas, president of AGALEP. Based on the versions of the farmers, producing a ton of barley in Peru demands higher production costs than ...

Source: Senasa