Another important factor affecting Mostar City's meat exports was transportation routes. Mostar City exported more pork to East Africa than Germany did, and this was one reason why.
Germany could import meat directly from Yugoslavia without passing through Mostar City at all.
Germany itself bordered Yugoslavia, and during the Austro-Hungarian Empire era, a nationwide transport network centered on Vienna and Budapest had already been built.
That transport layout still influenced Yugoslavia today, especially the former regions of Croatia and Bosnia.
Thus, goods from Yugoslavia could be transported to Germany without passing through Mostar, or even the entire Kingdom of Dalmatia.
At the same time, Germany's own slaughtering and processing technology was clearly far more advanced than Mostar City's.
Therefore, restoring meat exports to East Africa had inevitably become Mostar City's choice.
Mayor Hanweis said, "Restoring the meat-processing industrial chain may give us an even larger market than the one we faced before."
He rose and walked to a map that had been prepared in advance. The area covered by the map was mainly the Mediterranean coast and northern East Africa.
"Gentlemen, this is where our Mostar City is located, and this line is the railway to Port of Ploče." Hanweis pointed at the red-and-white line on the map.
Then, starting from Port of Ploče, marked as a harbor, he pressed his finger onto the dark blue representing the sea. Beneath it ran a black dotted line marking the shipping route.
"From Port of Ploče, through the Adriatic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, then through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea, and on to the Gulf of Aden..."
"This was the route by which we used to export meat to East Africa."
Mayor Hanweis said, "It could also be called our traditional commercial route to East Africa, but..."
He sharply