Mexico: Arab and Asian countries in the sights of TIF meat exporters, amid U.S. border closures.

Facing the suspension of live cattle exports to the United States due to the screwworm, the Mexican meat industry is seeking new markets, including Asian and Arab countries that import large quantities of meat, said the National Association of Federal Inspection Type Establishments (ANETIF). The president of this organization, Alonso Fernández Flores, said that with the resumption of trade agreements with Europe and the attention to Asian markets, exports will be diversified. For example, "Japan is the main buyer of Mexican meat with 142,524 tons, South Korea with 13,754 tons and Canada with 12,333 tons, in addition to Arab countries where halal certification opens the doors to majority Muslim markets, with agro-food exports to this region reaching 223 million dollars in 2023." During the conference where the celebration of the seventh TIF Food Industry Summit was announced, whose main theme this year will be "Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence: keys to the future of the ...