80% of Bolivian soybean cake production is sold in Peru

Published 2023년 1월 12일

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Protests in Bolivia have disrupted the supply of key inputs, including soybeans, to Peruvian livestock companies, impacting national production. The blockade has stopped the arrival of Bolivian soybean cake and meal, essential for poultry and swine feed, leading to a significant price increase and production harm. The situation is further complicated by the lack of alternative sources and the geographical unsuitability for soybean cultivation in Peru. The disruption is expected to increase chicken and egg prices for consumers in March, amidst concerns about the impact on dairy production in southern Peru, a major milk-producing region.

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The high dependence of Peruvian livestock companies in the poultry, swine and dairy areas reveals that some key inputs, such as soybeans produced in Bolivia, are beginning to take their toll on national production as a result of the current protests in the south of the country. And it is that with the entry routes through Desaguadero or the Transoceanic highway (at the height of Juliaca), in Puno -blocked by strong protests-, the arrival of Bolivian soybean cake and meal has stopped. According to data from the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), between 2017 and 2019, the main inputs that entered Bolivia into Peru by land were soybean meal, soybean meal, and sunflower cake. Álex Jerí, representative of the Association of Poultry Farmers of the South (Avisurz) affirms that the Peruvian market buys at least 80% of the soybean meal produced by Bolivian companies to supply demand on farms. Only the 28 regular partners of Avisurz (located mainly in Ica, Cusco and ...

Source: ActualidadGanadera