Nicaragua, an important exporter of meat to Venezuela, has complained that these measures were not included in an agreement signed by Nicaraguan slaughterhouses and Venezuelan entrepreneurs.

“Nicaraguan exporters are ‘unhappy’ with the new measures, arguing they will increase production costs, as they’ll need to purchase new machinery, hire additional staff and modify the slaughter, cut and packing process”, reported Laprensa.com.ni.

Source: laprensa.com.ni

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