Rhong Chang, a Chinese-owned donkey slaughterhouse in Ethiopia's town of Assela, said it has earned $190,000 from the export of donkey meat to eastern Asian markets in the past two months.
Rhong Chang abattoir slaughters and processes the meat of aged male donkeys, purchasing them with 2,000 birr per head. During its five months of operations, the abattoir related, it has exported 168 tons of donkey meat from nearly 6,000 donkeys.
Lack of refrigerated containers has caused some delays in export, it has been learned.
Rhong Chang started operations recently after obtaining license in 2014 at an initial investment of 60 million birr. The company has a capacity of slaughtering and processing 300 donkeys per day, creating employment for 200 people.
The first company to start the export of donkey meat in Ethiopia is another Chinese company Shandong Dong, which obtained a license in 2012 after much controversy over the subject, and started operations in 2017. Shandong Dong had generated $200,000 from the export of donkey meat and hide before its shut down.
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Source: Addis Fortune
