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Colombia advances in the task of conquering the Chinese beef market

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Published Feb 20, 2023

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The recovery of the sanitary status as a country free of foot-and-mouth disease with vaccination in 2020 has allowed Colombia to advance in the process of admissibility of beef and pork destined for China.

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The lifting of restrictions on the export of beef and pork to the People's Republic of China is a significant achievement for Colombia. This is largely due to the coordinated work between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) and the country's livestock sector. However, the ICA clarifies that this does not mean a free hand for exports to China, since there are still processes with Invima and other entities, but it is an advance that opens the possibilities of the market. Since 2010, the Colombian government and the cattle union showed interest in exporting beef and pork to China, which started an admissibility process that lasted for many years. However, due to the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Colombia in 2017 and 2018, the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China decided to suspend the admissibility process and establish sanitary ...
Source: MXContexto
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