China declares Peru free of foot-and-mouth disease: What does this mean?

Peru has successfully convinced China to recognize the country as free from foot-and-mouth disease, a significant achievement that is anticipated to boost meat exports to China by reaching up to one million metric tons annually and generating over US$ 5 billion in sales. This breakthrough, announced during the APEC Economic Leaders Week, will primarily benefit small breeders in Peru, allowing them to sell more meat at better prices, and is expected to be facilitated by the new port terminal in Chancay and reduced transportation costs. The process of recognizing Peru as a foot-and-mouth disease-free country began in 2013 and involved efforts by the National Agrarian Health Service of Peru.

Peru gets China to recognize it as a country free of foot-and-mouth disease. Cattle ranchers maintain that the measure will boost Peruvian meat exports to the 'Asian giant'. Sanitary status opens the opportunity for Peruvian livestock to export beef and pork to China. As one of the most important results of APEC Peru 2024, the decision of the People's Republic of China to make official the declaration of Peru as a country free of foot-and-mouth disease has been described, a sanitary status that opens the opportunity for Peruvian livestock to export beef and pork to the Asian giant. The declaration allows the process of exporting these products to the Asian giant to advance by 90%, through compliance with the harmonized sanitary protocols between both countries. Thus -as specified- meat exports to China could reach one million metric tons annually and generate sales of more than US$ 5 billion to that market. This will benefit small breeders in the Andean and jungle areas, who could ...