Colombia works to regain Peru as an export market for their pork

Published Dec 11, 2020

Tridge summary

Peruvian officials from the National Agricultural Health Service (SENASA) visited Colombia to verify the country's control and eradication of foot and mouth disease. The visit included inspections of a pig farm for export and a slaughter plant in Antioquia, as well as the examination of controls on animal movement and livestock auctions in Córdoba. This visit is part of Colombia's efforts to restore its market access in Peru, following its regaining of its foot-and-mouth disease-free status.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

In order to re-open markets with Peru, the Colombian Agricultural Institute, together with INVIMA, received an official visit from the National Agricultural Health Service (SENASA) of Peru's Ministry of Agriculture and Risk. From November 22- 29, two officials from Peru's veterinary service verified all the activities carried out under the program for the control and eradication of foot and mouth disease on site in Colombia. SENASA officials visited a pig farm for export and a pig slaughter plant in the department of Antioquia. They also learned first-hand about controls on animal movement and the operation of livestock auctions in the Department of Córdoba. "Thanks to recovering the country's sanitary status as an FMD-free country with vaccination, Colombia is once again on the path to export. This is how we have already recovered important markets such as Russia, Jordan, Arab Emirates, Egypt, Libya, Vietnam , and ...

Source: Pig 333