ANNOUNCEMENT 03 Oct 2012
In October 2012, the government of Saudi Arabia announced an altered export prohibition.NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS
1
SOURCE
Arab News: http://www.arabnews.com/chicken-export-banned
Saudi Gazette: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20121004138454
On 3 October 2012, the Minister of Commerce and Industry of Saudi Arabia, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, announced a ban on the export of chicken. He said the measure aims at ensuring sufficient supply to the local market and at keeping prices stable.
To date, no official document is available, but all major press agencies in Saudi Arabia have reported this measure. The official document will be added to this report once available.