Chile and China sign a protocol to expand meat exports

“These protocols will allow us to expand exports, including refrigerated meats and some frozen by-products,” said the Secretary of State, who added that “in total, we will exceed 12 billion dollars in exports and will generate 500,000 jobs between fruits, wines and meats.” The signing of the protocols took place within the framework of the ninth version of Chile Week China in the city of Beijing, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alberto van Klaveren, the Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China, Yu Jianhua, the Undersecretary of Agriculture, Ignacia Fernández, and the Vice Minister of Customs of China, Wang Lingjun. According to Eurocarne, the extension of the protocol for pork products was signed, whose negotiation began in October 2020, which will allow progress towards the export of refrigerated pork and some frozen by-products. It is worth noting that during 2023, pork product exports totaled more than 260,000 tons in volume and almost 700 ...