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Spanish farmers call for Moroccan market reopen
The article notes that the Spanish General Union of Farmers and Livestock Breeders is calling on the Spanish government to intervene quickly to reopen the Moroccan market to Spanish livestock exports, which have been halted for over ten months due to Moroccan health measures related to contagious hoof disease (DNC). Morocco was Spain's primary market, with exports reaching 61,000 head in 2024 and 51,000 head in 2025, before dropping to zero in 2026. The union has proposed implementing the "regional division" principle to allow the export of livestock from Spanish regions free of the disease, limited to Catalonia and Aragon, without posing a risk to human health. A meeting between Spanish and Moroccan officials is expected to be held at the end of November to discuss resuming border reopening. Meanwhile, Morocco is currently entirely dependent on the Brazilian market for livestock imports, which increases shipping and transportation costs, amidst a lack of other alternatives at this time.
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