MINISTER SAROVIC RESTRICTED IMPORTATION OF CHICKEN MEAT FROM TURKEY TO PROTECT DOMESTIC PRODUCTION

At the request of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH, the Veterinary Office of BiH restricted imports of chicken meat and its products from Turkey to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The decision was made by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Mirko Sarovic to protect the domestic industry.

“The decision applies to those export facilities in Turkey that are not on the EU list, that is, do not have a license for export to the European Union and aims to maintain the status of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a country that can recently export its chicken meat products to the European Union,” Sarovic said.

The import ban is particularly important if it is known that, despite being able to meet domestic demand and being a significant exporter, Bosnia and Herzegovina imports thousands of tonnes of chicken meat and its products from neighboring countries and Turkey.

Domestic production of chicken meat and its products has been developing rapidly in recent years. In 2018 alone, more than 9,000 tonnes of meat and meat products were exported from BiH to the countries of the region, and in recent days the first contingents have also moved to the countries of the European Union.