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Welsh plan to export meat to Albania 6/7/2004
A gropup of Welsh farmers will travel to the Royal Show at Stoneleigh this weekend to meet a delegation of Albanian meat importers to help pave the way for supplying their country with Welsh lamb, beef and pork.
The Albanians plan to import Welsh meat supplied by a £2.1m state-of-the-art abattoir and processing plant with associated livestock and waste disposal incineration centre at Lampeter.
"This is an exciting project which we are happy to assist in any way we possible can," said Farmers’ Union of Wales President Gareth Vaughan.”
A special envoy of the King of Albania and Alf Carter, Managing Director of the Shrewsbury-based Meat Projects Consultancy Ltd, have already put the plans together on behalf of the UK's Department of Trade and Industry.
Last year they visited the site of the plant at Cwmann where they met former Welsh rugby international Mark Douglas, one of the four brothers running the family-owned business.
"The quality of meat produced in Albania is not as high as the meat we produce in Wales and they are keen to import supplies from us," said Mr Vaughan. "They are also hoping Welsh farmers will assist them in developing their agricultural industry because they have a similar mountainous terrain to ours.
The initial plan would involve livestock being slaughtered in Cwmann but the actual final cutting of the meat would take place in Albania, creating new jobs in Cwmann and Albania.
Purpose-built refrigeration and further processing facilities will then distribute cuts and joints, not only within Albania but right across the Balkans.
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