France protested against Saudi Arabia's ban on the import of European chicken

Introduction: on August 14, the Saudi News reported last Wednesday that France had protested against Saudi Arabia's ban on the import of European chicken, and warned that Saudi Arabia's action would have a negative impact on trade between the two countries The French government has sent a letter to Osama faqeeh, the commerce minister, urging the Saudi government to reconsider the ban imposed on EU chicken contaminated with synthetic hormones The news added: "Paris has urged Saudi officials to remove France from the ban It claims that French chicken is not polluted by hormones and its production process is in line with international standards "The letter asked the Saudi government to find a way to resolve the issue as soon as possible through negotiations Saudi Arabia is the only country to ban French chicken after the ban on EU soft drinks, the newspaper quoted an official at the French Embassy in Riyadh as saying France exports more than $100 million worth of chicken to Saudi Arabia every year, with milk, chicken, computer equipment, drugs, spices and barley as its main exports, the newspaper said The Saudi Ministry of Commerce has ordered the return of all EU chicken from local malls, estimated at 150000 tons The newspaper also said about 280 tons of chicken imported from the European Union had been confiscated at a port on the Red Sea Local chicken prices in Saudi Arabia have risen 17% since the ban The price of Brazilian chicken in Saudi Arabia has increased from 44 Riyals (US $1 = 3.75 Riyals) to 52 Riyals for 900 grams and from 48 Riyals to 57 Riyals for 1000 grams (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: