Amid global outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, Appec calls for "prudence" in evaluating the end of vaccination.

The guild indicated that the recent appearance of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in different regions of the world, as well as the detection of variants outside their historical zones, create an environment that demands "prudence, rigor, and consistency in decisions." Appec highlighted that Paraguay has built a solid and internationally recognized sanitary status, based on years of coordinated work between the public and private sectors. In this scheme, vaccination has been "a central tool to guarantee the stability of the productive system and access to international markets." The guild emphasized that any modification in the sanitary strategy should not be analyzed solely from a technical perspective, but also considering its impact on the economy of the sector, the confidence of the markets, and the sustainability of the business. One of the central points of the position is that the main export destinations of Paraguayan meat have not conditioned access to the elimination ...