Mexico: Why can Central American countries export beef more easily?

After the announcement that Panama is getting closer and closer to exporting meat to the United States with the development of a new laboratory to analyze toxic waste, we reviewed the exports of other Central American countries and why they are easier to sell animal protein abroad. In recent days, the portal La Estrella de Panamá revealed that as of March 2021 the new laboratory for the analysis of toxic residues of beef, pork and poultry will begin to operate, to be exported to the US market. Augusto Valderrama, Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), explained that the establishment will carry out "equivalence tests in the toxic waste section of the Animal Health laboratory, requested by the United States, to export meat to that country." Until now, due to the lack of a laboratory that certifies the quality of the meat, Panama has not been able to export animal protein to the world's leading power. (Read: Panama closed 2019 with a great achievement for its meat industry) ...