New Foot and Mouth Disease regulations bring hope to South African beef industry
South Africa's beef industry has welcomed new Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) regulations that simplify trade and export requirements. The updated rules remove costly mandates like mandatory deboning, allowing producers more flexibility in market access.
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Ask AI 3 min There has been a positive reaction to gazetting of Section 9 last week of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) regulations.
There has been a positive reaction to the gazetting of Section 9 last week of new Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) regulations .
Beefmaster Group said that they welcomed the gazetting of the long-awaited Section 9 Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) regulation.
Roelie van Reenen, supply chain executive of Beefmaster Group, said that the revised regulation is significant as it provides much-needed economic relief for SA beef role players. “It allows stakeholders to operate very differently compared to previously and opens the door to a new era in how we conduct business, access markets and source cattle.”
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