Number of slaughterhouses in Armenia increased to 72
01.12.2020,
15:05
The number of slaughterhouses in Armenia has been increased to 72, another 25 are under construction, the head of the Food Safety Inspectorate Georgy Avetisyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.
YEREVAN, December 1. /ARKA/. The number of slaughterhouses in Armenia has been increased to 72, another 25 are under construction, the head of the Food Safety Inspectorate Georgy Avetisyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.
According to him, during the war in Artsakh investments in the sphere decreased, and the work was not carried out at the same pace as in August and September.
"Now we already have 72 slaughterhouses, of which 38 provide services, the rest are on-farm. There are 2 more mobile slaughterhouses and 2 more are planned to be imported," Avetisyan said.
In particular, he noted, there are 5 slaughterhouses in Yerevan, in Aragatsotn region - 6, Ararat - 9, Kotayk - 21, Armavir - 9, Gegharkunik - 5, Lori - 7, Shirak - 2, Syunik - 3, Tavush - 4, Vayots Dzor - 1.
According to him, in general, 70-80 slaughterhouses are enough for the needs of the country, but in addition to the number there is the issue of accessibility, for example, in Shirak region there are only 2 slaughterhouses, and in Vayots Dzor there is only one, but this is not enough and it is necessary to ensure competition.
Also, according to him, there is a need to build new slaughterhouses in Syunik, despite the fact that there are enough existing ones in other regions.
“In general, we still have 25 slaughterhouses in the process of construction and equipping (as of September 25),” Avetisyan said.
New law and the discontent of the butcher
On January 15, 2020, the requirement for mandatory slaughter of livestock exclusively in slaughterhouses came into force in Armenia, a number of points of which caused discontent among pastoralists and meat traders. They staged a series of protest actions on a national and local scale. As a result, the authorities agreed to postpone the application of this requirement until July 1, 2020.
In particular, farmers were not satisfied with the fact that the slaughterhouses operating in the country are not enough to meet the demand, the delivery of livestock to the place of slaughter is not ensured, and so on. At the rallies, a proposal was made to allow the slaughter of livestock in private territories under veterinary control.
According to a memorandum signed on January 16, 2020 between the Food Safety Inspectorate and representatives of abattoirs, pigs will be slaughtered in slaughterhouses for a maximum of AMD 5,000 per head, small cattle - for AMD 3,500, and cattle - for 10 thousand drams. And the conditions for the delivery of livestock to slaughterhouses within a radius of up to 30 km are set as follows: free of charge, provided that at least three heads are transported, and AMD 3,000 per head of livestock. --0--
According to him, during the war in Artsakh investments in the sphere decreased, and the work was not carried out at the same pace as in August and September.
"Now we already have 72 slaughterhouses, of which 38 provide services, the rest are on-farm. There are 2 more mobile slaughterhouses and 2 more are planned to be imported," Avetisyan said.
In particular, he noted, there are 5 slaughterhouses in Yerevan, in Aragatsotn region - 6, Ararat - 9, Kotayk - 21, Armavir - 9, Gegharkunik - 5, Lori - 7, Shirak - 2, Syunik - 3, Tavush - 4, Vayots Dzor - 1.
According to him, in general, 70-80 slaughterhouses are enough for the needs of the country, but in addition to the number there is the issue of accessibility, for example, in Shirak region there are only 2 slaughterhouses, and in Vayots Dzor there is only one, but this is not enough and it is necessary to ensure competition.
Also, according to him, there is a need to build new slaughterhouses in Syunik, despite the fact that there are enough existing ones in other regions.
“In general, we still have 25 slaughterhouses in the process of construction and equipping (as of September 25),” Avetisyan said.
New law and the discontent of the butcher
On January 15, 2020, the requirement for mandatory slaughter of livestock exclusively in slaughterhouses came into force in Armenia, a number of points of which caused discontent among pastoralists and meat traders. They staged a series of protest actions on a national and local scale. As a result, the authorities agreed to postpone the application of this requirement until July 1, 2020.
In particular, farmers were not satisfied with the fact that the slaughterhouses operating in the country are not enough to meet the demand, the delivery of livestock to the place of slaughter is not ensured, and so on. At the rallies, a proposal was made to allow the slaughter of livestock in private territories under veterinary control.
According to a memorandum signed on January 16, 2020 between the Food Safety Inspectorate and representatives of abattoirs, pigs will be slaughtered in slaughterhouses for a maximum of AMD 5,000 per head, small cattle - for AMD 3,500, and cattle - for 10 thousand drams. And the conditions for the delivery of livestock to slaughterhouses within a radius of up to 30 km are set as follows: free of charge, provided that at least three heads are transported, and AMD 3,000 per head of livestock. --0--
