By Zoila Palma: Former Minister of Agriculture Jose Mai has indicated that Belizean cattle ranchers have an opportunity to export beef into Mexico’s high-end beef market.
Mai has highlighted the successful experiment done in Belize by cattle ranchers from Blue Creek and Shipyard.
“Thanks to these two cattle farmers Abram Froese (Sereque) and Henry Peters of Blue Creek and Shipyard respectively who carried out this interesting experiment, we obtained these results,” Mai said.
During an interview with Greater Belize Media, Mai further explained that cattle ranchers were successful with their trials.
“This is an experiment by two friends, and these guys are pioneers in the industry. Abram Froese, he was a member of BLPA, and he continues push for this type of experiment for the cattle industry to boom. Our next colleague, Henry Peters, he owns a feed lot. And when we were in Tesumin. Rember they say I cant go to Mexico, but I did go to Mexico at the cattle show and we met some people from Guatemala and they were saying why don’t you raise some Akaushi or the other Japanese breed in Belize and sell them back to me. It is a niche market, because that is not a cheap meet. It is a very expensive meat. They were the first to jump on it, because its very expensive. Mr. Froese did his AI in some of his cows and the first animal that was born, they raised them and put them in feed lots and they invited me to join them in the cookout to see the quality and palatability,” Mai explained.
Mai also explained that to maximize beef export potential, there would be the need for the establishment of a state-of-the-art in-country slaughterhouse.
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By Zoila Palma: Former Minister of Agriculture Jose Mai has indicated that Belizean cattle ranchers have an opportunity to export beef into Mexico’s high-end beef market. Mai has highlighted the successful experiment done in Belize by cattle ranchers from Blue Creek and Shipyard. “Thanks to these two cattle farmers Abram Froese (Sereque) and Henry Peters
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