Chile temporarily halted the import of bovine breeders from Patagonia and a meat business

Livestock breeding animals and meat cuts exports from Patagonia, free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination, have been temporarily halted, as revealed in a letter sent by the neighboring country's health service to Senasa. Argentine official sources also admitted this, though they expect business to be reactivated soon, awaiting a visit from Chilean experts. Meanwhile, animal transit from Tierra del Fuego passing through Chilean territory to Santa Cruz and bone-out meat sales from other Argentine regions continue without issues. Bone-in ovine cuts are sold to free zones in Chile; bovine cuts could also be placed, but there are no enabled plants in Patagonia, they told this media outlet. Regarding the reasons for the Chilean decision, the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) letter refers to an Argentine inquiry about relaxing the sanitary barrier in Patagonia for reproductive material and bone-in cuts like asado from vaccination zones. On the 27th of last month, and ...