Uruguay - 21st World Meat Congress
16 Dec 2012
BPU Uruguay “the
Mecca
” of meat plants
Uruguay was selected as the seat of the
International Meat Secretariat
‘s 21st World Meat Congress in 2016 during this year’s World Meat Congress in Paris.
The International Meat Secretariat is a non-profit association of meat and livestock producers from around the world. It “provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences on the issues affecting the international meat and livestock sector” and represents the industry at international organizations such as the FAO, OIE, WHO, OECD.
The World Meat Congress is the International Meat Secretariat’s largest meeting. It is held every 2 years. The next congress, in 2014, will be located in China.
The current World Meat Congress assembly also confirmed that Fernando Gil of Uruguay’s National Meat Institute (Inac) will become a member of the International Meat Secretariat’s board of directors.
As the host of the 2016 congress, Uruguay will see an influx of more than 1,500 people connected to the meat industry.
This Uruguay Business Reports news brief is a translation of a news article that appeared in Ultimas Noticias. The original news article is available here. Uruguay Business Reports translation by Donovan Carberry.
Uruguay was selected as the seat of the
International Meat Secretariat
‘s 21st World Meat Congress in 2016 during this year’s World Meat Congress in Paris.
The International Meat Secretariat is a non-profit association of meat and livestock producers from around the world. It “provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences on the issues affecting the international meat and livestock sector” and represents the industry at international organizations such as the FAO, OIE, WHO, OECD.
The World Meat Congress is the International Meat Secretariat’s largest meeting. It is held every 2 years. The next congress, in 2014, will be located in China.
Roberto Palma, (Third generation meat industry)
President and general manager of BPU.
The current World Meat Congress assembly also confirmed that Fernando Gil of Uruguay’s National Meat Institute (Inac) will become a member of the International Meat Secretariat’s board of directors.
As the host of the 2016 congress, Uruguay will see an influx of more than 1,500 people connected to the meat industry.
This Uruguay Business Reports news brief is a translation of a news article that appeared in Ultimas Noticias. The original news article is available here. Uruguay Business Reports translation by Donovan Carberry.
Source: Argentine Beef Packers S.A.
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