China News Service, Xi'an, February 5 (Reporter Zhang Yichen) The reporter learned from Xi'an Customs on the 5th that after 38 hours of long-distance transportation, 28 Qinchuan cattle were successfully transported to the Hong Kong market through Wenjindu Port. This is the 16th time in Shaanxi this year. A shipment of live cattle arrived in Hong Kong.
The picture shows customs staff conducting daily supervision on registered feedlots supplying live cattle to Hong Kong and Macao. (Photo courtesy of Xi’an Customs)
Shaanxi is the core production area of Qinchuan cattle, one of China's five major cattle breeds. Qinchuan cattle have become the preferred beef cattle breed for the production of high-end beef due to its delicious meat, high lean meat rate, obvious marble pattern and other advantages.
In recent years, Xi'an Customs has played a huge role in supplying live cattle to Hong Kong and Macao in helping to stabilize and improve the quality of Shaanxi's foreign trade, and to help farmers increase their income and become rich. It has taken multiple measures to support Shaanxi's continued and stable supply of live cattle to the Hong Kong and Macao markets. Currently, there are 4 cities and 5 registered live cattle feedlots in Shaanxi supplying high-quality live cattle from Hong Kong and Macao.
According to statistics, Shaanxi supplied 205 batches and 3,532 heads of live cattle to the Hong Kong and Macau markets in 2023, with a value of more than 100 million yuan.
"We are a newly registered live cattle breeding farm for Hong Kong and Macao in 2023. After learning that the company wanted to start supplying business to Hong Kong and Macao, Xi'an Customs put forward many targeted guidance in terms of fattening base construction, system formulation, factory planning, feeding management, etc. , it only took 2 weeks from the time we applied to the approval." Zhang Yanbing, the person in charge of Shaanxi Juyi Wuhe Breeding Co., Ltd. said, "In Shaanxi, cattle breeding is an important pillar industry for many farmers and herdsmen. It has given the company great support in terms of orders and market expansion.”
As the Spring Festival approaches, in order to help enterprises export smoothly, Xi'an Customs has established a coordination and cooperation mechanism between the customs at the place of origin and the port customs to achieve a simple and smooth connection between local supervision and port inspection, so as to achieve "more data and less errands for enterprises" and overall customs clearance timeliness. Increased by more than 30% to ensure stable and safe export of live cattle to Hong Kong and Macao during the Spring Festival.
Ying Xiaoli, Deputy Commissioner of Xi'an Customs, said that in order to ensure the quality and safety of live cattle supplied to Hong Kong and Macao, Xi'an Customs carries out disease monitoring and hazardous material monitoring in a scientific and reasonable manner to fully understand the safety and health status of live cattle supplied to Hong Kong and Macao. In the next step, Xi'an Customs will help companies continuously improve their quality control systems and continue to enhance the competitiveness of Qinchuan cattle in the Hong Kong live cattle market. (over)