The Asian country recognized the equivalence of the authorization system for Argentine plants exporting bovine, ovine, caprine and avian meat and by-products.
The Saudi Arabian health agency, Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), published on its website the recognition of its Argentine equivalent, the National Service of Health and Agri-Food Quality (Senasa) of the Ministry of Agroindustry, which allows Authorize national establishments that export beef, sheep, goat and poultry meat, and their by-products.
This recognition is the result of several negotiations carried out since 2014, which concluded in May 2017 during a visit by Saudi authorities to our country to verify the validation system for export plants.
During the same, the SFDA had announced that the Senasa provided the necessary guarantees to be recognized as equivalent and have the power to authorize plants that wish to export to the Arab destination., an issue that was reiterated by the competent health authorities of that country during a bilateral meeting held within the framework of the 85th General Session of the OIE.
"This achievement reinforces the great work that we have been carrying out from the Ministry with Senasa to guarantee the quality and safety of Argentine agri-food products, resulting in the opening of new export markets, so important for our regional economies," said the Minister of Agroindustry, Luis Miguel Etchevehere.
During the 2017, Saudi Arabia ranked 16th as a destination country for Argentine agro-industrial exports, with US$ 633 million and 3.306.358 tons, representing a 2% share of destination worldwide. The agro-industrial trade balance has registered an agricultural surplus in favor of Argentina for at least ten years, with an average of US$ 483 million in exports against an average of US$ 18 million in imports.
The main agro-industrial products exported are corn, soybean flour, barley, legumes, fodder turnips, sunflower cakes, fresh cheeses, butter, honey, chickpeas, peanuts and poultry meat, which represented 89% of total Argentine exports to this destination during 2017.
#ArgentinaToTheWorld Saudi Arabia has recognized the equivalence of the Argentine plant authorization system for exporting bovine, ovine, caprine and avian meat and by-products. https://t.co/N5XFpJj9cV
— Luis M Etchevehere (@lmetcevehere) February 20th 2018
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