Peru and China sign an agreement to advance beef exports to the Asian country

Published Sep 23, 2024

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A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Peru and China to control and prevent foot-and-mouth disease, paving the way for Peru to export beef to China. A technical delegation from China will inspect the country in November to declare it free of the disease. Additionally, in November, Peru and China will sign phytosanitary protocols for the export of chestnuts, pecans, and frozen fruits (avocado, blueberry, and mango). This is part of the government's strategy to boost the agricultural sector and economy by exceeding sales of over 11.5 billion dollars annually in agricultural exports.

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23/09/2024 The Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, Ángel Manero, and the Vice Minister of Customs of the People's Republic of China, Zhao Zenglian, signed a memorandum of understanding on the control and prevention of foot-and-mouth disease, as part of the efforts to achieve the export of beef to the Asian giant. "Through this document, we seek recognition of the effective system that our country has implemented with respect to foot-and-mouth disease; and, in addition, it ensures that we have the technical support and guarantee to obtain permission to export beef to China," emphasized the head of Midagri. In this way, what follows is that the technical delegation from China will contact the Senasa team for official inspections, which will allow it to formally declare Peru free of foot-and-mouth disease, in November of this year. This will facilitate progress in the negotiations for the establishment of sanitary requirements that allow the export of beef to China. ...

Source: PEelperuano