Colombia would export 100 tons of bovine mucous monthly to Paraguay

Published 2022년 6월 6일

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Paraguay has approved the import of bovine mucous membranes from Colombia for pharmaceutical purposes, replacing the Russian market for meat exports. The move is expected to generate additional revenue for Colombia by making use of bovine by-products that are currently going unused. These by-products, including viscera, leather, and hooves, can be sold to pharmaceutical markets. The export of these by-products was a $18.6 million market in 2021 and is projected to contribute $3 million to the country's foreign trade in the first four months of 2022.

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Important news for Colombia because it complements the exports of the international livestock basket. In 2021, the country exported USD 18.6 million in bovine offal and between January and April 2022 said activity was worth USD 3 million. The Paraguayan authorities gave free rein to the importation of bovine mucous membranes for pharmaceutical purposes from Colombia and would do so at a rate of 100 tons per month. The International Affairs Unit of the National Animal Health Service-SENACSA of Paraguay authorized the entry into its country of these by-products of cattle, after a work carried out on health diplomacy between the Colombian Agricultural Institute, ICA, and INVIMA ( Read: Paraguay is already replacing the Russian market to export its meat) According to the ICA, this admissibility process began at the request of the private sector, specifically in the interest of the Minerva Foods company, which contacted the health authorities to initiate the health processes with ...

Source: MXContexto