Belgian pork back on Japan exemplary market

Published Sep 2, 2021

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Fourteen of the thirty countries that had banned Belgian pork due to African Swine Fever (ASF) in wild boars have reopened their markets, according to the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FAVV). This includes Japan, a significant pork importer. The Belgian Meat Office (BMO) views this as a positive development, as these markets often seek less valued products. Before the embargo, Belgium had exported nearly 600 tons of pork to Japan. Despite the reopening of these markets, the majority of Belgian pork still remains within Europe, with 80 to 90 percent.

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Fourteen of the thirty countries that banned Belgian pork after the discovery of ASF in wild boars, are accessible again. This is reported by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FAVV). The reopening of those markets in third countries is of great importance to the Belgian Meat Office (BMO), the meat export agency of Flemish agricultural marketing. According to BMO spokesperson Joris Coenen, this concerns various markets that purchase products that are less valued in Belgium and Europe. Belgium was officially declared ASF-free on 21 December 2020 by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Export ban The FASFC then started negotiations with the countries that imposed an embargo in 2018. South Korea, South Africa, Singapore, Belarus, Mexico, Uruguay, Ukraine, Russia, the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thailand, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines have the export ban for Belgian pork released. At ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst