Mexico Greenlights Import of British Pork
Pork exporters in the United Kingdom can now ship their goods to Mexico, opening up a more than $69 million market, the U.K.'s Department for International Trade said Sept. 2. As part of the decision-making process, Mexican National Department for Health, Safety and Agricultural and Food Quality inspected facilities in the U.K., DIT said Sept. 2. Inspections were led by the U.K. Export Certification Partnership and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and hosted by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, DIT said. A decision to approve four processing facilities and four associated cold stores in England and Wales capped four years of negotiations and inspections, DIT said
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The U.K. and Mexico also committed to kick off free-trade agreement negotiations, the release said. The U.K. pointed to livestock generics, including bovine embryos and bovine semen, that it has allowed to be exported to Mexico following earlier negotiations.
“It is great to see another market open its doors to high quality, high welfare UK produce,” DEFRA Secretary of State George Eustice said. “Access to the Mexican market, with its substantial demand for high-quality pork, will be a welcome boost for our pig farmers and producers. This is a significant development, which will reinforce our global reputation for quality food and drink.”