Ukraine intends to increase food exports to Saudi Arabia

Ukraine is planning to increase the number of enterprises licensed to export poultry meat to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, arrange beef exports and expand the range of food exports.

The press service of the Ukrainian State Service on Food Safety and Consumer Protection reports this, referring to Ukrainian State Service on Food Safety and Consumer Protection Chairman Volodymyr Lapa.

“Currently, four Ukrainian enterprises are licensed to export poultry meat and derived products to Saudi Arabia. We are interested in increasing their number and expanding the range of food exports to Saudi Arabia,” Lapa said during his meeting with Deputy Executive Chairman of the Food Sector at Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) Salah Al-Maiman.

According to the press service, Ukraine is currently waiting for the results of application processing, related to beef exports to Saudi Arabia. Afterwards, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is expected to inspect Ukrainian enterprises interested in beef exports.

IC UAC according to Ukrinform.