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Namibian beef imports prohibited in China

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The decision comes after the African country announced at the end of September several cases of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP).

Posted on Nov 03 ,05:22

Namibian beef imports prohibited in China

Namibian beef can no longer be exported to China, announced the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) at the end of last month. The decision follows an announcement made in September by Namibian authorities about the discovery of several cases of Contagious Bovine PleuroPneumonia (CBPP) in two villages in Omusati, Namibia.
According to GACC, the decision was meant to prevent the disease from entering China. Starting last year, Namibia opened some important markets for beef, such as the US, EU, or Norway. However, the African country still focuses on live cattle exports, as revealed in the Meat Board of Namibia reports. The total marketing of cattle declined by 12.39% with a total of 170,838 cattle marketed in the first three quarters of the year. Reviewing the performance of the cattle production sector in the third quarter of 2021, the Meat Board said from the total cattle marketed year-to-date, 59% were live exports, 26% were taken up by export abattoirs while B&C class abattoirs enjoyed 15% of the market share. Compared to 2020, export abattoirs gained 5% market share from B&C class abattoirs and live exports and butchers which lost 4% and 1% market share, respectively.
The number of marketable cattle dropped as producers continued restocking herds. The increase in marketing was driven by an increase in slaughtering by export-approved abattoirs,” the Meat Board said in a press release.

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