Akhannouch meets with red meat professionals amid rising prices, approaching Eid

Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch held, Monday in Rabat, a meeting with the professionals of the red meat chain, to discuss rising prices and costs, and as Eid Al Adha approaches.

Present at the meeting was the Interprofessional Federation of Red Meats (FIVIAR), the Moroccan Confederation of Agriculture and Rural Development (COMADER), the National Association of Sheep and Goat Breeders (ANOC) and the Federation The interprofessionalization of the milk chain (FIMALAIT).

In addition, representatives of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) attended the meeting, in the presence of Mohamed Seddiqi, Minister of Agriculture, Faouzi Lekjaa, Minister Delegate in charge of the budget, and Abdallah Jannati, Director General The National Office for Health Safety of Food Products.

The meeting touched on preparations for Eid al-Adha, where professionals guaranteed the good health of the herds, and spoke of the pace of the numbering process for both sheep and goats prepared for the occasion.

A statement by the Presidency of the Government stated that the meeting was also devoted to examining the status of the red meat sector and the measures to ensure its development and development at the national level, as well as the situation of catering to the internal market, and the pace of the process of importing animals intended for slaughter that will enable price stability and the preservation and reconfiguration of the national herd. In this context, since the beginning of the import process in February 2023, about 22,000 heads of cows and about 10,000 heads of sheep have been imported.

Akhannouch confirmed, during the meeting, that the government took several urgent measures to work to rebalance the chain and form the herd in the short term within the framework of a program node that was prepared with professionals, and that it will soon be signed between the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Fishing, Rural Development, Water, Forests, professionals and the Interprofessional Federation of Red Meat with the aim of providing The national market has sufficient quantities of meat and price stability.

The Head of Government indicated that several measures have been taken to import cows and sheep destined for slaughter; Among them is stopping the collection of the applicable fee and value-added tax, which had previously been an important subject of communication by the government.

Akhannouch also called on professionals to continue efforts to accelerate the pace of imports in order to ensure abundant production and continuous supply to the national market at reasonable prices, stressing that the government will accompany professionals by taking the necessary measures.