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Thai poultry products reached Saudi Arabia

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The first shipment of poultry arrived this week in the Middle East kingdom after an 18-year ban.

Posted on Mar 29 ,10:44

Thai poultry products reached Saudi Arabia

The first batch of Thai chicken meat was shipped from CP Foods’ Min Buri Chicken Processing Plant 2 to Saudi Arabia after an 18-year ban caused by diplomatic issues. According to the Thai PBS channel, Thai Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said that the chicken products have passed the strict standards of Halal food, as certified by the Central Islamic Council of Thailand, adding that Saudi Arabian representatives had inspected and endorsed the standards of 11 chicken processing plants in Thailand, so they can export their products to Saudi Arabia.
Last year, Thailand exported 900,000 tonnes of chicken products and hopes to increase the volume by 80,000 tonnes this year. Saudi Arabia imports 75% of its chicken products from Brazil and 25% from Ukraine and France. Most probably, Thai chicken meat will replace the volumes imported usually from Ukraine, as the East European country is ravaged by war.
CP Foods CEO Prasit Boondoungprasert said the company will export 600 tonnes of chicken products to Saudi Arabia this month and aims to export 6,000 tonnes of chicken this year.
Meantime, a delegation from Malaysia’s Department of Veterinary Services and Department of Islamic Development has inspected 28 locations — 26 poultry slaughterhouses and two chicken processing factories in Thailand in order to increase poultry imports. Last year, Thailand exported 29,697 tonnes of poultry meat and products to Malaysia.

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