Exporters and LCCI members welcome China’s decision
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Exporters and Businessmen have welcomed the landmark decision of the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) to allow Pakistani exporters to export beef to China.
Progressive Group’s Central leader and LCCI Executive Member Muhammad Ejaz Tanveer and Pakistan Meat Processors & Exporters representative Mian Abdul Hannan in a joint statement issued here Thursday said it was a long-standing demand by his group members especially those working in the field of meat processing and exports.
China, a heavily populated country with higher purchasing power, could be a very lucrative market for Pakistani beef and other meat exports, they added that the government should devise an effective strategy in collaboration with meat exporters to tap other foreign markets too.
They said the decision of China will enable Pakistani exporters to earn millions of dollars by exporting beef to Chinese importers. They, however, asked the exporters to follow certain guidelines issued by the Chinese authorities for Pakistani exporters for meat exports.
Muhammad Ejaz Tanveer and Mian Abdul Hannan said Pakistan being an agricultural country had enormous potential to promote value addition of agricultural, livestock and aquaculture products so as to direly needed foreign exchange.
They said that the government should promote the processing industry for agricultural and livestock products near the rural areas so as to lessen poverty and pave the way for development.
They welcomed that the government had shown its intent to develop agriculture of the country in the proposed budget 2023-24 but it was direly needed to take practical measures in this dimension instead of raising mere slogans.
China allows Pakistan to export Beef
For the first time, China allowed Pakistani exporters to export beef to China. The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) allowed Pakistani meat exporters to export boiled beef to the Chinese market.
The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) disclosed this breaking news in a statement issued to the media on Wednesday.
This decision of China will enable Pakistani exporters to earn millions of dollars by exporting beef to Chinese importers, Mettis Global reported this breaking news today.
However, the GACC also issued certain guidelines for Pakistani exporters which are mentioned below:
Picture of export-quality Pakistani beef. China allowed Pakistan to export beef to Chinese markets.
The beef must be originated from cattle younger than 30 months;
The meat must be boneless, having undergone a stringent heat treatment process;
The center of the meat should reach a temperature of at least 70 degrees Celsius for a minimum of 30 minutes;
The production enterprises of heat-treated beef must be located in Pakistan;
Companies must operate under Pakistani official supervision with adherence to the veterinary health and public health regulations of both China and Pakistan.
Meanwhile, before exporting heat-treated beef to China, the producer must be registered with China, and only the heat-treated beef produced after the registration date is allowed for export.
The GACC statement also mentioned the requirements for animal disease management, processing conditions, storage, certification, packaging, transportation, and labeling.
Mr. Moin ul Haque, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China termed this development “A Big opportunity” for Pakistani exporters.
