The United Arab Emirates will now be able to enjoy Argentine pork

Published 2021년 3월 31일

Tridge summary

The Ministry of Agriculture in Argentina has successfully opened the United Arab Emirates as a new export market for refrigerated and frozen pork, following a acceptance of Argentina's sanitary proposal by the UAE. Despite the UAE being a Muslim country where pork consumption is prohibited, it permits the importation of pork for consumption by non-residents. This means that pork exporters from Argentina will only need to obtain a health certification, not a Halal certificate, to export to the UAE. In 2019, the UAE imported 15,000 tons of pork and by-products, valued at $37.3 million.
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Original content

A new export destination opens for our country after the steps taken by the Ministry of Agriculture, Senasa and the Chancellery. After accepting Argentina's sanitary proposal for the export of refrigerated and frozen pork, the United Arab Emirates opens up as a new destination for our country. The decision was communicated by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the Arab country through the Argentine Embassy, and the agreement was reached thanks to the work carried out between the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Nation, Senasa and the Argentine Foreign Ministry , based on the interest raised by the Argentine export sector. From the Argentine portfolio they pointed out that “although the consumption of pork and products containing pork derivatives is prohibited by the Muslim religion, the United Arab Emirates allows the importation of pork and products that contain it, to be marketed and consumed by foreigners residing in said country ”. For ...

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