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Argentine fish and shellfish exports totalled 142.405 tons in five months

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:01:00 GMT

Argentina exported 142.405 tons of fish and shellfish valued at 423 million dollars in the first five months of 2012, according to official statistics from the National Health Service and Food Quality, Senasa.

Argentine fish exports stable at 365.372 tons during first ten months of 2011

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:41:00 GMT

Argentina exported 365.372 tons of fish and shellfish valued at 1.16 billion dollars in the first ten months of 2011, according to statistics from the National Health Service and Food Quality, Senasa. Hake, shrimp and squid were the three main items in that order.

Paraguayan FMD outbreak in September was caused by “human negligence”

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:18:00 GMT

Paraguay’s Livestock Service has confirmed that negligence in the handling of foot and mouth disease vaccines was the cause for the September FMD outbreak that forced the country to cease exports. The announcement discards doubts about the quality of the vaccines.

Argentina leads in horse meat exports: 23.880 tons in 2010

Wed, 04 May 2011 23:07:00 GMT

In spite of its love for horses, Argentina is the world’s leading exporter of horse meat having shipped 23.880 tons in 2010, valued 75 million US dollars according to the country’s Animal health and Agro-food quality service, SENASA.

Viral Equine Arteritis Outbreak in the Province of Buenos Aires

Sat, 08 May 2010 06:26:00 GMT

SENASA, Argentina’s National Food Safety and Quality Service, issued a statement suspending all transportation of horses in the Buenos Aires province for two weeks due to an outbreak of Viral Equine Arteritis.