Paraguay says will resume export Brazil meat after foot and

ASUNCION (Reuters) – the health of Paraguay service said on Wednesday that Brazil had authorized exports of beef and veal, paralysed since September by an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, in a decision that will help to reactivate the work of the beaten refrigerators.

Brazil sales represent about 5 percent of the total number of exports of beef in the country, rather than detect focus, had Russia and Chile as major markets.

The national service of quality and Animal Health (SENACSA) of Paraguay said that he had received a note by the Secretariat of Defense Agropecuaria Brazil that communicated the decision to authorise the import of beef matured and boned.

“For the reopening (…)” “took into account the conclusions of the technical mission of the Brazil who visited our country to assess the actions carried out by the official service for the eradication of the outbreak of foot and mouth,” said the note published by SENACSA in your Web site.

The Russian market was opened shortly before resumption of exports, as well as the Venezuelan.

However, the Chilean square open only when the country recovers the status free of foot-and-with vaccine regimen, something that just happen in a year, according to estimates by officials premises.

Prior to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease, a disease which is not transmitted to humans but is highly contagious among animals and highly punishable in the markets of flesh, Paraguay sold to Brazil some 700 tons per month of meat vaccine.

The news about the Brazilian market in contrast to a decision by the world Organization for Animal Health (OIE), which resolved to withdraw certification free of foot and mouth disease with vaccination in an area called high surveillance, comprising an area of 15 km along all borders.

The Paraguayan to OIE, Hugo Idoyaga, delegate told the newspaper La Nacion that the determination “was in plans” and would have no major impact on international trade in the meat.

An audit of SENACSA concluded that the outbreak of foot and mouth disease was a result of human error in the procedure of vaccination. Refrigerators estimated losses by about 300 million dollars only in 2011.

(Report of Daniela Desantis)