A Meat Export is a Good Opportunity for Mongolians

The Mongolian Chamber of Trade and Industry organized a discussion on meat export last Friday, April 6, 2012 in Ulaanbaatar. Representatives 27 local companies attended.

A meat is one of the 10 export goods Mongolia can offer. According to the census from December last year Mongolia has around 40 million livestock.

“Mongolia have a good opportunity to export meat and get a enough profit said Stefan Kreppel, an advisor of International Marketing and Brend organization who participated discussion. “Mongolian meat is ecologically clean and tasty. Mongolia should focus on meat export. Also Mongolia can export dried meat for regions in conflict.” said Stefan Kreppel.

But Mongolia couldn’t regulate local meat demand. A meat price reached MNT8000 at market in Ulaanbaatar.

“Before 1990 Mongolia has meat distribution system. We have to re-arrange this system. Right now private traders went to countryside and buying meat from herders directly by low price. And they re-selling by high price in Ulaanbaatar” said D.Galbadrakh, Director of “Mongol Food” company.

According to him herders also not interested to sell meat because last four years the government distributing to every citizen MNT21000 and also allowance for students. “5-6 years ago herders sold meat to pay they own expenditure and children’s study” said D.Galbadrakh.