BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14
By Nargiz Sadikhova – Trend:
Kazakhstan will start exporting locally produced horse meat to Japan, Trend reports with reference to the Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture.
Within the framework of Kazakhstan’s export potential development, Kazakhstan’s Veterinary Control and Supervision Committee had sent a first request to Japan in 2018, in which the ministry expressed interest of Kazakh farmers and entrepreneurs in supplying horse meat to Japan.
As a result of the negotiations, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries agreed on a veterinary certificate for export of meat, offal obtained from slaughter of horses from Kazakhstan to Japan. The Japan’s ministry has also sent an official notification on the exports allowance starting May 25, 2020.
In turn, based on the agreements, Kazakhstan’s Veterinary Control and Supervision Committee has compiled a list of Kazakh enterprises that are ready to export their products. A total of 34 local ventures were included in the list, which was passed to Japanese import authorities.
The Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture has also emphasized that Japan is interested in not only importing horse meat, but also in importing live horses.
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