Following the removal of quarantine restrictions imposed due to the currentcoronavirus pandemic, China has decided to import meat from a Pakistanicompany.
China has, however, voiced concerns regarding stumbling blocks in bilateraleconomic ties, according to details obtained on Friday.
The Organic Meat Company was granted permission to sell heat-treated meatto China by Chinese Customs.
“The company has pioneered the heat treatment process whereby foot andmouth disease virus can be removed from beef meat,” the company said in afiling with the bourse. “This process will enable us to access more marketsfor value-added meat products.”
China is one of the world’s biggest beef buyers, importing half a milliontonnes per year to fill a supply-demand deficit.
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Quarantine restrictions were levied by Chinese authorities on Pakistanibeef, which has the lowest price in the world.
According to Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President of the Federation of PakistanChambers of Commerce and Industry, Pakistan exports beef in bulk toVietnam, where it reaches China without restrictions.
