Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia exports 20 thousand tons of meat as of first seven months
Economy
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ As of the first seven months, Mongolia have exported a total of 22971.6 tons of meat including 10735.4 tons of heat-treated meat, 10319.7 tons of horse meat, 775.6 tons of mutton and goat meat, 642.5 tons of beef and 498.4 tons of by-products, earning income worth USD 50.6 million or MNT 124.9 billion.
Particularly, exports rose by 2651.5 tons compared to June this year, increasing income by MNT 14.3 billion, which indicates an average export of 3281.5 tons of meat per month.
In comparison with 2017, exports of horse meat grew by 1.4-fold, mutton and goat meat by 4.3-fold, heat-treated meat by 2.6-fold on average. The increase in meat export indicates the outcome of Government’s policy on creating an opportunity to export value-added products by improving the competitiveness of grocery production and becoming a food exporter country by developing processing plants in line with international standards, as well as the successful implementation of the first campaign of meat and milk, officials said.
Particularly, exports rose by 2651.5 tons compared to June this year, increasing income by MNT 14.3 billion, which indicates an average export of 3281.5 tons of meat per month.
In comparison with 2017, exports of horse meat grew by 1.4-fold, mutton and goat meat by 4.3-fold, heat-treated meat by 2.6-fold on average. The increase in meat export indicates the outcome of Government’s policy on creating an opportunity to export value-added products by improving the competitiveness of grocery production and becoming a food exporter country by developing processing plants in line with international standards, as well as the successful implementation of the first campaign of meat and milk, officials said.
M.Anudari
