China to import more meat from Pakistan, said Umair Ahmad Khan, representative of Hardoi Livestock and Meat. “These days, the volume of meat export is about to go up after China allowed Pakistani meat to be imported. The Chinese government has given some specifications and standard operating procedures for boiled and heat-treated meat,” he said at Pakistan’s first International Food and Agriculture Exhibition held recently.
The event attracted more than 400 delegations from 55 countries, while China has the largest delegation participating in the Expo. He added. At the expo, meat booths attracted a lot visitors. “Pakistan is one of the world’s leading cattle and buffalo producers. We have the second-largest population of buffaloes and sixth-largest cattle population in the world. We can produce high-quality buffalo meat.” Umair Ahmad Khan, who used to target Gulf States, Middle Eastern states and Central Asian countries as the main market, is now trying to export heat-treated meat, frozen beef and boneless meat to China.