Argentine chicken spreads its export wings

Private projections indicate that the avian value chain will export 198,000 tons of chicken meat in 2023, which will represent a 4% increase compared to this year. This scenario is generated from a series of factors, such as the improvement in international prices and the window of opportunity created by the war between Russia and Ukraine. To this scenario and according to a report prepared by the Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR), we must add the economic distortions around the depreciation of the peso. "The poultry sector states that an improvement in competitiveness can come from a better income ratio thanks to the external sector," they summarized. LOOK: Chicken: with more consumption, better prices and stable corn, business numbers improve The main Argentine destinations are China, Chile, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Russia. In the last three years, exports averaged 65% chicken cuts, 35% whole birds, and less than 1% prepared products. Measured in ...