Mexico has initiated the export of pork to Singapore, with an initial shipment of 22 tons. The pork was shipped from Ensenada, Baja California.
Mexico's agriculture department said that this operation confirms the marketing of meat products from Mexico to countries in Asia.
Mexico's agriculture department said that with this move, Singapore has joined countries such as South Korea, China and Japan that have allowed the shipments recognizing the quality of Mexican products, reported Latino.foxnews.com.
This year, the Mexican pork industry got a boost, with the incorporation of Jalisco to the group of Mexican states that have been permitted to sell their products to Japan. The approval was granted after it was determined that the state was free of classic swine fever. In addition, the Chinese authorities also granted authorization to four meat processing plants in Mexico.