Belarusian producers of poultry meat have plans to obtain certificates to sell products to the European Union, Alexei Bogdanov, the head of the main division for foreign economic affairs at the Agriculture and Food Ministry of Belarus, reported.
“Work is underway to get products of Belarusian poultry farms certified for export to the European Union. The farms are filling out and submitting the necessary applications”, Alexei Bogdanov said.
He pointed out that the certificates would grant Belarusian producers access to the markets of the European Union member states and many countries beyond it.
“For instance, the United Arab Emirates recognizes such certificates and lets the products to enter its market”, Alexei Bogdanov explained.
As many as five Belarusian dairy plants currently hold certificates enabling them to export products to the European Union.
As for the market of Asia, and China in particular, a total of 34 Belarusian dairy plants are already certified to sell products to China.
Work is also underway to help Belarusian meat-processing plants obtain export certificates. A delegation of Chinese veterinary experts will come to Belarus next week. They will visit three Belarusian enterprises, namely Brest Meat-Packing Plant, Grodno Meat-Packing Plant and a plant in Minsk region. In case of a positive decision from the experts, the plants will get access to the Chinese market.
“We hope to launch beef exports to China by year-end”, Alexei Bogdanov said. The plans for 2017 include certification of poultry meat. (BelTA/Business World Magazine)
