Ranchers assure the Dominican Republic is competitive because it has made investments to improve genetics, has certified slaughterhouses and laboratories
In about 60 to 90 days, beef would be exported to United States and Puerto Ricoaccording to ranchers from the Eastern region, who assured that this will have a positive impact on quality and will encourage cattle production in Dominican Republic.
By participating as guests in the TODAY Economic Meeting, the presidents of the Dominican Associations of Ranchers and Farmers, Ulises De Beras; The Dominican Breeders of Cebu Livestock (Asocebu), José Manuel Mallén, and the Nisibón Ranchers (Agani), Manuel Eusebio Castillo, said that in the country in the next four years, livestock will give an “impressive” change, due to the great investments that have been made in the genetic part of quality cattle, with the aim of producing meat for export.
In addition to substituting imports, which according to (unofficial) statistics in 2021 amounted to US$70 million.
They assured that the country is competitive for meat exports, emphasizing that there has been a great improvement in the quality of fine cuts, which are the most demanded in international markets.
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They also stated that there are three slaughterhouses in the country that have the approved certifications to be able to export.
It also has the Central Veterinary Laboratory (Lavecen)a dependency of the General Directorate of Livestock.
Livestock leaders said that “pininos” have already begun, because meat exports have already been made to Caribbean islands and Central American countries and in about three to four months they will begin to the United States and Puerto Rico.
They pointed out that the damage caused by the recent passage of Hurricane Fiona has caused delays because the cattle sector in the East suffered great damage to its infrastructure, but work is being done.
It was last May when the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) lifted the restrictions that the country had had for more than 15 years to export meat to that market.
