Livestock shipments to reach Bahrain

Manama

 As part of the ongoing preparations for the approaching Eid Al Adha, likely to fall on September 22, around 130, 000 heads of cattle are set to reach Bahrain iin the next few weeks, it was confirmed.

 In a press statement issued yesterday, Bahrain Livestock Company (BLC) said the expected livestock are Australian and Somalian sheep.

 It was also announced that a consignment of 30, 000 Australian sheep, carried by Kuwaiti vessel Al Maseela, will be received at Khalifa bin Salman Port this morning.

 “The shipment will be added to the 7000 Australian livestock that is currently preserved at the company’s barns in Sitra. It will be available in the market by next week, after the completion of the routine veterinary examinations,” the statement read.

 According to BLC, another Kuwaiti vessel is expected to deliver 25,000 - 30, 000 Australian livestock by next week. The company confirmed that the deliveries are part of an agreement signed with the Kuwaiti Livestock Trading and Transport Company to deliver a total of 120, 000 sheep to the Kingdom, prior to Eid Al Adha.

 BLC also contracted with two local Bahraini companies to import around 10, 000 heads of Somalian sheep within the next two weeks. It also confirmed that the cattle will be provided in the market with viable prices.

 As for frozen meat stocks, the company said air-shipping procedures are continued routinely to cover the demand in the local market.

 The statement addressed the ongoing talk of the city, in regards to the removal of meat subsidy in the local market, stating that “BLC is committed to the instructions of the respected government.”

 Eid Al Adha, also known as the feast of the sacrifice or Qurbani in some parts of the world, falls on the day that follows the Hajj rite (pilgrimage) in Islam and continues for three days.

 Muslims usually sacrifice cattle and share it among friends, family and the poor on this day.