PIK Vrbovec First Croatian Meat Company to Begin Exporting to Japan

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Photo: Davor Puklavec/PIXSELL
Photo: Davor Puklavec/PIXSELL

After meeting the strict Japanese meat processing and production criteria, last month PIK Vrbovec made its first delivery of baby beef to the HoReCa channel in Japan. The company was issued with an HVI 21-2 veterinary certificate thanks to successful cooperation between the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture and the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.

The CEO of PIK Vrbovec, Slaven Ružić, was quoted as saying that this is a very important market for his company because Japan is the world’s second-largest importer of meat and meat products, notably high-quality baby beef.

“We are proud to be the first Croatian meat company to export its meat to Japan. This is yet another confirmation of the quality of Croatian livestock production and excellent news for domestic producers in general,” Ružić said.

The Ministry said that this was the result of years of work by its Veterinary Service on animal disease eradication and control programmes.

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