Meat ‘halal’ Colombian for Arab Emirates

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia (MinAgricultura) has completed the achievement of getting from the demanding Arab market, and specifically the United Arab Emirates, the green light to imports of beef from that Latin American country. As reported by the head of the agricultural portfolio, Aurelio Iragorri Valencia, “this has been the result of joint government and institutions work, as the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), aimed at getting the Colombian meat reaches the tables of the world “.

Ambassador of Colombia in United Arab Emirates, Faihan Al Fayez, and included officials of ICA mission, the Fund for the Stabilization of Prices of meat and milk, ProColombia and entrepreneurs in the livestock sector met on several occasions with the authorities certify and authorize the entry of Colombian beef to that country.

“In the meetings underway with the Director of the Authority for Standardization and Metrology United Arab Emirates (ESMA), Abdullah Abdel Quader, and the Minister for Climate Change and Environment, Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, health requirements were agreed for export beef to that country, which is formally open this market, “said Rafael Sanmiguel Roldán, assistant manager ICA Border Protection.

Meanwhile, the Colombian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has said that thanks to this new export market more than 450 thousand families living in Colombia of livestock will benefit. In fact, establishments interested in exporting beef to the United Arab Emirates can begin the process of Halal certification.

In the course of the negotiating mission to achieve the opening of this Arab export of beef from Colombia market, the delegation of this country visited DP World Jebel Ali, one of the biggest ports in the world, which mobilized 19 million TEUs (average unit shipping capacity containers) in 2015. in the port held meetings with the largest importers of beef UAE and the Arabian Gulf region.

Source: MinAgricultura.