Argentina completed the first export of bovine meat to Mexico
After more than 10 years of negotiations, last week the first exMarketport of Argentine beef to Mexico was finalized, from the Ezeiza international airport, where agents of the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) verified the quality of the merchandise shipped.
The vice president of Senasa, Rodolfo Acerbi , the head of Foreign Affairs of the Mexican Embassy in Argentina, Gabriel Terrés and the president of Arrebeef, Hugo Borrel, were present during the shipment.
The commercial sample, coming from the Argentine establishment Arrebeef, consists of a ton of different cuts of bovine meat. It should be noted that there are another 21 establishments that have the authorization to export to this destination.
Regarding the new opportunity that has materialized for national production, the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Nation Juan José Bahillo affirmed that "the opening of Mexico for Argentine meat is a reaffirmation of the quality and safety of our food and a I support our productive system that stands out for its sustainability and efficiency".
In the same sense, Acerbi highlighted that "it is very important for the country and the first thing it implies is a great appreciation for the hard work carried out by the public sector both to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, and to the Argentine Foreign Ministry, to the Argentine ambassador in Mexico, Carlos Tomada and the ambassador to our country, Lilia Rossbach, and to the industry because it knew how to invest, wait and produce for this destination, generating in this case the first shipment of bovine meat and the first precedent".
"Today Argentina has the markets of Canada, the United States and now Mexico, a very important block for the country and for our industry and a very big challenge for Senasa to continue opening other markets", said Vice President Acerbi, during the final certification of the shipment, carried out in Ezeiza.
For his part, Terrés stated that "first we want to thank the invitation to witness the first shipment of meat, from Argentina to Mexico after a long work by both governments. We believe that this is the beginning to continue strengthening the bilateral economic relationship for that reflects the weight of our economies and the exchange of products that will lead us to be closer to each other".
"This is very important since to open the Mexican meat market implied a great effort from both Senasa and the embassies of both countries and it gives us hope to be the first to be able to export", said Borrel.
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