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Exports

SHEEP INNOVATOR

OF THE YEAR
Focus on exports

Suffolk sheep breeders are playing their part in events and › British-bred Suffolks at the 2017 Indagra Show, Romania

activities being undertaken to support the UK breeding sector Sheep Innovator of the Year Indagra Exhibition, Romania

in developing export trade. ESSIE

ith Brexit – in whatever form – just around the corner,
never has it been so important for industry to explore MV ACCREDITED SCRAPIE MONITORED
Wnew avenues abroad. Through 2019-2020 therefore,
promotion of British livestock and genetics in target markets will PERFORMANCE RECORDED CLA TESTED
continue by means of Inward Missions and Overseas Expos with › Inward Mission to Sheep Event 2018 Top UK Performance Recorded ram lamb 2018, 2017, 2016,2015, 2013, 2012, 2011
Top UK ewe lamb 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012 Top UK ewe 2014, 2016
the support of the levy board AHDB, British Livestock Genetics Top UK Stock Sire Terminal 2014, 2017, 2018 Top UK Stock Sire Maternal 2017, 2018
Consortium (BLG), Department of International Trade (DIT) and the
UK Export Certification Partnership (UKECP). An Inward Mission › Essie females and rams on the day they arrived in Romania
to Sheep South West (18 June) is planned as is a visit by Brazilian
Suffolk breeders to the UK later in the year.

Essie Suffolks to Romania
Having sent her Essie Suffolk sheep to Romania for display on
the British Livestock stand at Indagra in 2017, breeder Irene Fowlie,
Adziel, Strichen, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire has continued her
export successes. Health Certificates (EHCs) with 2018 seeing further extension
Pictured opposite are two shearling rams bought at Kelso last into Latin America with Brazil ovine embryos and semen; together
autumn and heading to Magyari Szabolcs. Another buyer, Adrian with embryo EHCs for the Dominican Republic and Mexico among Shearlings and Gimmers
Acsinte, who attended the Inward Mission to the NSA Sheep Event others.
in 2018, also took receipt of both females and rams which are You can look up specimen EHCs and their accompanying Notes Selected overseas Expos KELSO and DINGWALL
pictured on the day they arrived in Romania. for Guidance on the UK Export Certification Partnership’s website 2019
2018 was a good year for adding to the list of export – www.ukecp.com with new and revised EHCs signalled by tweets. • 19-21 February Agro Spring, Kiev, Ukraine Also FARM sales
destinations for UK genetics and there has been additional focus For unlisted countries there may be political and other obstacles, • 18 May CAHE (China Animal Husbandry Exhibition) Export and UK Semen FOR SALE from 20 top 1% rams
on gaining greater market access for sheep and germplasm. Fairly but we are always keen to help seek certification for commercially • 22 August ExpoInter, Porto Alegre, Brazil Semen exported to Canada, Norway, Sweden, Czech
recently Chile, New Zealand and USA (among others) agreed Export valuable exports. Email: admin@ukecp.com • 30 October - 3 November Indagra, Bucharest, Romania Republic, Denmark
2020 Rams and females exported to Romania, Germany,
› Essie females and rams on the day they arrived in Romania Portugal, Moldova
• 17-20 November EuroTier, Hannover, Germany

TAP grant funding available for eligible companies

For further details and information on funding
opportunities please email UKTAG’s Chris Jackson
exports@uktag.co.uk
Essie Excelsior Essie Zodiac
Top Terminal Stock Sire 2017 Top Terminal Stock Sire 2018
If you wish to get involved in future export activities, Top Maternal Stock Sire 2018
many of which have grant support through the Trade Irene Fowlie | 07721 517969
Access Programme (TAP), please get in touch with Richard
Saunders at richardsaunders1965@yahoo.co.uk or take a www.essiesuffolks.co.uk
look at the website www.britishlivestockgenetics.com for
upcoming events and news reports

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