Horse meat is not consumed in Argentina but leaves millions of dollars for its export

Published Oct 5, 2023

Tridge summary

Argentina is one of the main exporting countries of horse meat, with a total of 8,564.24 tons exported so far this year. The main importers of Argentine horse meat are Belgium, Russia, the Netherlands, Japan, and Kazakhstan. The horse meat industry in Argentina is strictly regulated and follows international quality and safety standards, with four authorized meat processing plants under the control of Senasa.

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Original content

Talking about “horse meat” in Argentina is a sensitive topic, however, there are countries in Europe where this product has a high demand. In Argentina there are a total of 2,615,804 equines registered in Senasa from 212,413 establishments that have reported the ownership of what that organization defines as an equine: foals, mares, stallions, horses, donkeys, donkeys and mules. So far this year, Argentina has exported 8,564.24 tons through four meat processing plants, which are the only ones authorized to carry out these tasks demanded by several nations in the world. Internally, this type of meat is not consumed due to cultural issues, habit and sense of belonging to the animal that ended up influencing it. Between January and August, US$27,871,784.76 entered the country in foreign currency for shipments of horse meat, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture. Argentina is among the main world exporting countries of equine meat. The main importer of these national ...

Source: Suenaacampo