Madagascar mutton lands in Changsha

XINHUA | Updated: 2024-09-09 07:45
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A vehicle loaded with frozen mutton arrives at an inspection site in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province, Sept 8, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

CHANGSHA — A shipment of mutton from Madagascar was cleared at Changsha Customs in Central China's Hunan province on Sunday, marking the nation's first mutton imports from Africa and an important breakthrough in the China-Africa meat trade.

Customs officials conducted an on-site inspection of the frozen mutton shipment, weighing 1,000 kilograms in total.

The mutton was shipped by air from Madagascar to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in the capital of South China's Guangdong province and then transported by road to Changsha, with the entire delivery time taking approximately 36 hours.

The Madagascar mutton will be sold at various restaurants and supermarkets across Hunan, a leading Chinese province in economic and trade relations with Africa, and a pioneer in China-Africa cooperation.

According to the customs department, the meat was produced by a Madagascar-based animal husbandry company that was established with an investment from Hunan's Yuan's High-tech Seed Co. The company is a key exporter of China's hybrid rice seeds to Africa.

Yuan Ding'an, chairman of the Hunan company, said that Madagascan mutton has both quality and price advantages in the Chinese market. The company aims to export 20,000 metric tons of mutton annually from Madagascar to China within three to five years.

Customs officials conduct an on-site inspection of the frozen mutton shipment in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province, Sept 8, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

The animal husbandry company in Madagascar has established an industrial chain of sheep breeding and mutton processing, and is actively promoting the development of new tropical forage varieties, Yuan said.

China signed an agreement with Madagascar to allow the mutton trade during the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha last year.

Consequently, Changsha Customs formed a task force to guide Madagascan meat producers on quality management and official procedures.

In the first seven months of this year, Hunan imported African agricultural products valued at approximately 240 million yuan ($33.9 million), up 10.6 percent year-on-year.

In addition to Madagascan mutton, Changsha Customs has facilitated the issuance of market access certificates for 24 batches of African food exports to China. These include wild aquatic products from Kenya and Tanzania, cashews from Guinea-Bissau, dried chile peppers from Rwanda and dried anchovies from Kenya.

 

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