Paraguay prepares its first live cattle export to Morocco
Following interest from Morocco, Turkey, and East African countries, Paraguayan cattle ranchers reported that the country is preparing to export its products outside the Americas for the first time.
Last year, cattle ranchers were the hardest hit by the price drop, as they "paid the price for the low prices received by producers from the industry, in addition to adverse weather conditions", said Ramiro Mafluff , head of the Paraguayan Association of Meat Producers and Exporters (APPEC). Cattle ranchers are seeking to open a new market so they don't have to rely exclusively on slaughterhouse shipments to sell their cattle.
The first shipment will be made in the first half of the year with 2,500 whole males weighing between 200 and 300 kilos.
This shipment of cattle from Paraguay would help mitigate the challenges Morocco faces in its beef supply. The country has experienced a sharp decline in livestock due to persistent drought and a lack of resources. Agriculture Minister Ahmed Bouari stated in February that the national herd has decreased by 38% since 2016.
"We have asked the Official Veterinary Service of Paraguay to consult with its counterparts in Argentine and Uruguay", Mafluff said, to coordinate the details of a shipment with which Paraguay has no experience and which requires the cooperation of both countries for the transport and shipment of the animals at the port of Montevideo.
"How to ship cattle, where to quarantine them, what studies and analyses should be performed", are details to be finalized, said the head of APPEC, and authorizations and requirements have been requested from Argentine and Uruguay, in anticipation of shipping from Montevideo and transiting through Argentine.
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