THE Philippines could expect more sources of meat imports following the accreditation of meat plants from four countries. Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Ruminant Livestock Benjamin Albarece confirmed that the Department of Agriculture (DA) granted accreditation to foreign meat establishments (FMEs) in Sweden, Portugal, India, and Russia.
Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Ruminant Livestock Benjamin Albarece confirmed that the Department of Agriculture granted accreditation to foreign meat establishments in Sweden, Portugal, India, and Russia.
beef—either beef from cattle or beef from buffalo,” Albarece told the BusinessMirror in an interview.Under existing rules and guidelines, exporters to the Philippines are required to secure accreditation of its FMEs to ship meat and meat products into the country. Albarece noted that the same could be said of the country’s beef cattle supply, wherein the Philippines could only supply 40 percent of its requirement and import the 60 percent balance.Last June, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. issued a special order that instructed DA inspection teams to travel to Argentina, Uruguay, India, Russia, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, and the United States for FME accreditation.
“The final results may not have been submitted. Like Argentina, this December probably or early next year,” he said.
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