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Montevideo, April 21st 2025 - 07:43 UTC

Tag: SENACSA

  • Thursday, March 20th 2025 - 05:25 UTC

    Israel's market opens up to Paraguayan sheep meat

    Paraguay's meat production and consumption keeps growing

    Paraguay's National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) announced Wednesday the opening of Israel's market to sheep meat exports from the South American country, following approval of a slaughterhouse by Israel's Veterinary and Animal Health Service (IVSAH). This milestone is expected to boost sheep production and create economic opportunities, building on last year's record animal product exports to Israel worth US$ 147.6 million.

  • Thursday, March 13th 2025 - 08:58 UTC

    Paraguay's Senacsa optimistic after Singaporean audit for meat exports

    In the case of pork and poultry, Singapore “is a bigger market than the Taiwanese one since Singapore imports 100%, they do not produce anything,” Martín explained

    Singapore's Food Agency (SFA) concluded an audit of Paraguay's meat industry, focusing on animal health and food safety controls, in a move to open up to Paraguayan beef, pork, and poultry exports. The evaluation, conducted between March 3 and 11, involved inspections of meat processing plants and meetings with Senacsa (Paraguay's National Animal Health and Quality Service), as well as representatives from the beef, pork, and poultry sectors, including the Paraguayan Meat Chamber and Rural Association.

  • Tuesday, March 26th 2024 - 20:55 UTC

    Asunción's Lower House condemns US Senate's decision banning Paraguayan beef

    After the first shipment in January, Paraguay's beef is facing a Congressional rejection in Washington DC

    Paraguay's Lower House unanimously passed a resolution objecting to the US Senate's decision to ban meat imports from the South American country while urging lawmakers in Washington DC to honor the technical reports attesting to the safety of the merchandise, it was reported in Asunción.

  • Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 09:04 UTC

    Paraguay confirms 3 outbreaks of bird flu; could be more

    Martin said migratory birds flying through the region could have been vectors of the disease

    According to Paraguay's National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) President Dr. José Carlos Martin, there were already three confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza in the South American country's Chaco region by Sunday, while two others were still under investigation.

  • Wednesday, December 31st 2014 - 05:36 UTC

    Paraguay with record 2014 beef exports, but faces Russian situation next year

    “It's a historic record, we could never imagine these numbers only a couple of years ago” said Idoyaga, head of Senacsa

    Paraguay twelve-month accumulated meat and meat products exports (mostly beef) reached 1.6bn dollars according to primary information said the head of the country's National quality and health animal services, Senacasa, Hugo Idoyaga, which represents a 20% increase in value over the 1.3 bn. dollars of 2013.

  • Friday, May 10th 2013 - 03:20 UTC

    Paraguay beef exports experience 55% recovery in first four months of 2013

    The country has a cattle heard of 13 million

    Paraguay beef exports soared 54.94% in the first four months of the year compared to the same period in 2012. Shipments totalled 65.000 tons equivalent to 337 million dollars against 44.000 tons and 218 million dollars, according to official stats from the Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa).

  • Wednesday, November 21st 2012 - 08:03 UTC

    Chile reopens market for Paraguayan beef after a twelve-month ban

    Paraguayan meat exports in a normal year total close to 900 million dollars

    Chile has re-opened its market to Paraguayan beef announced on Tuesday to his peers Sixto Miranda, head of the country’s Rural Society, following a meeting with Foreign Minister Jose Fernandez Estigarribia.

  • Tuesday, July 17th 2012 - 19:37 UTC

    Three Paraguayan abattoirs cleared to export boneless beef to Israel

    Better prospects for cattle farming in Paraguay

    Three Paraguayan abattoirs have been re-licensed by Israel to export boneless beef, according to the Paraguayan Rural Association, ARP, based on information from the country’s livestock and food sanitary services, Senacsa.

  • Thursday, January 5th 2012 - 05:28 UTC

    Paraguay declares sanitary emergency because of outbreak of FMD

    Livestock movement and transport in Paraguay strictly regulated

    Paraguay declared on Wednesday animal sanitary emergency in the district of San Pedro, 400 kilometres north of the capital Asuncion where this week an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was confirmed in a farm.

  • Monday, January 2nd 2012 - 20:39 UTC

    Fears of another foot and mouth disease outbreak in Paraguay

    Daniel Rojas head of Paraguay’s Animal Health and Food Quality Service

    Paraguay’ Livestock Sanitary Office has confirmed the isolation of a cattle farm in the north of the country where an apparent outbreak of foot and mouth disease has been reported. The farm is approximately 35 kilometres from the outbreak reported last September.

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