Donkey meat production is “limited” in Peru after the announcement of its export, warns association

Peru's Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Elizabeth Galdo, announced that the country will start exporting donkey meat to China, where it is highly sought after for traditional medicine and beauty products. This development follows the signing of health protocols between China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) and Peru's National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa). Despite this, John Chauca, president of the National Association of Bovine Meat Producers, questioned the economic viability due to limited donkey meat production in Peru, where donkeys are mainly used for transportation in remote areas. Additionally, the agreements include protocols for exporting table grapes to China.

Association of Bovine Meat Producers says that donkey meat production is “limited” in Peru after Mincetur announcement The Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Elizabeth Galdo, recently announced that Peru will export products that previously did not enter China, such as donkey meat, which is in high demand in the Asian country. In statements to Canal N, the head of Mincetur highlighted that the export of donkey meat occurs after the signing of health protocols between the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) and the National Agrarian Health Service of Peru (Senasa). , last Friday, June 28. And donkey meat is used in China for the production of ejiao, a type of gelatin used in traditional medicine and beauty products, as highlighted by Galdo. What does the Association of Beef Producers say about the Mincetur announcement? However, the zootechnical engineer and president of the National Association of Bovine Meat Producers, John Chauca, said that the production of ...