Spanish beef opens up to new markets

After more than five years of constant effort, the Spanish beef sector has obtained authorization to export beef and offal to Thailand. The opening of new markets for export is a primary objective in the strategy of the international area of the interprofessional Provacuno. “Since Spain received the declaration of “Country with Negligible Risk of BSE” in 2016 by the World Organization for Animal Health (WHO former OIE), the sector, in collaboration with the Spanish Public Administration, has worked tirelessly to open markets. of interest and expand our commercial objectives,” says this organization. In this way, the interprofessional has been working on opening up Thailand since 2018, when the first application form was submitted. A year later, the Thai authorities suspended the process and Provacuno asked the Government of Spain for a new effort. At the beginning of 2022, Spain received an inspection visit from the Thai authorities to a limited number of production centers, ...