Paraguay seeks to open the Chilean market for its pork

The Paraguayan pork sector has among its main objectives the opening of the Chilean market, a key step to diversify the export destinations of its production. In this sense, Criadores de Cerdos del Paraguay (ACCP) highlighted that the previous experience with Paraguayan beef in Chile provides the country with important support to meet the necessary requirements to enable the export of pork. The first challenge to overcome is the sanitary one. To this end, we are working closely with the Chilean health service in the implementation of sanitary compartmentalization in pig farms. This process consists of establishing high surveillance zones within productive units, a fundamental requirement for enabling the Chilean market. The sanitary compartmentalization initiative is being promoted by the National Service for Quality and Animal Health (Senacsa) with the support of the private sector, as part of a pilot plan that seeks the approval of the Chilean ...