LAHORE: Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has asked the government to seal a deal with Saudi Arabia for exporting chicken as Pakistan has great potential of halal food export.
Former PPA chairman Abdul Basit stated that the govt should convince the Saudi govt to strike deal with Pakistan to import halal meat from Pakistan for its requirement as other countries which are exporting halal food to Saudi Arabia are not Islamic countries.
Basit said that presently Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest importer of broiler meat, with a total import of 875,259 metric tons but unfortunately Pakistan’s share is very negligible, as Brazil dominated the Saudi market, with 79 per cent market share, followed by France with 18 per cent, and the US with 3 per cent-all non-Muslim countries.
PPA (NZ) Chairman Dr Muhammad Mustafa Kamal, while demanding facilitation by the federal government for establishing trade ties with Saudi Arabia, said if export to Saudi Arabia is established, the country would earn better foreign exchange.
He said the domestic poultry sector is supplying quality animal protein in the shape of chicken meat and eggs. Chicken meat is 40 percent of the total meat consumed in Pakistan. Pakistan consumes 60 eggs per capita per year, he added.
