This process started several months ago. Three weeks ago, Venezuelan health officials inspected three slaughterhouses.

Mazzero, president of Corfoga, an association fostering livestock breeding, told Nacion.com: "Our ambassador in Venezuela, Vladimir de la Cruz, expressed that the Venezuelans come here to buy our excess production".

Source: Nacion.com

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