The Ministry of Agriculture is asked to do its job in order to revive the value of sheep wool and begin its export to China

ASAJA Segovia has informed the Ministry of Agriculture that it must certify that our country is free of ‘sheep pox’ in order to be able to start exporting sheep wool to China again. The provincial organisation has requested that it be officially certified that our country is free of ‘sheep pox’ and that the relevant communication be made to those countries with which we have commercial relations, mainly to China. Being able to carry out this work would be very positive for the sheep livestock in our country, “since it would be a very important lever for the price of sheep wool to become attractive again for farmers and traders”. We are in the dates close to the new shearing of the livestock and the movement of the wool market, so they consider that the steps that have to be taken must be done quickly and diligently. THE REOPENING OF THE CHINESE MARKET “COULD BE A VERY IMPORTANT BUSINESS NICHE, WHICH CREATES MANY JOBS AND ACHIEVES ADDED VALUE” China has been the largest buyer ...