Ecuador exports chicken meat to the Bahamas for the first time

Published 2023년 5월 2일

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Ecuador has successfully exported 28 tons of chicken meat to the Bahamas, a feat achieved through a collaboration between the KFC group and San Isidro poultry company (Avisid). The export was made possible after meeting the necessary phytosanitary and certification requirements, overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and Agrocalidad. This marks a significant entry into the Bahamian market, believed to be attractive due to its tourism industry and presence of international hotel chains. There are plans in place to expand exports to other destinations, including South America and Europe. This achievement is part of a larger trend of first-time exports of other products from Ecuador, such as pitahaya to China and pork to the Ivory Coast.

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Ecuador completed its first export of chicken meat to the Bahamas, with a sea shipment of 28 tons of this product. The commercialization was an achievement of the KFC group and the San Isidro poultry company (Avisid), after meeting various phytosanitary and certification requirements, which were supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and the Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency ( Agrocalidad). Patricio Almeida, executive director of Agrocalidad, highlighted the importance of this market. "It is believed to be a small market, but the Bahamas lives off tourism and the presence of these large international hotel chains makes it an extremely attractive market due to the volume of visits that this country handles. Accessing a market like this, with a key tourism sector, means that these demands are met in a good way by Ecuador, and that prepares us to comply with countries that are much more rigorous with purchases, such as the Bahamas, ...

Source: Expreso