Bolivian pig farmers are worried about feed prices

Published 2022년 7월 26일

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Pig farmers in Cochabamba, Bolivia are facing challenges due to significant increases in feed prices, with costs rising by 10% to 30%. The representative of the Pig Farmers' Association, Germán Aguilar, has expressed concern over the high cost of corn and a substantial rise in soybean prices, which is threatening the sustainability of their operations. Small producers, who make up half of the association's membership, are finding it difficult to continue their pork production and are declaring a state of emergency. Additionally, roadblocks in Santa Cruz have disrupted the transportation of perishable food and medicine, escalating the farmers' financial troubles.

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Pig farmers in Cochabamba, Bolivia, are worried about the increase in feed prices and ask for government intervention. “The biggest problem we have at the moment is the increase in inputs that have become between 10% and 30% more expensive, which are used for breeding, feeding and medicine for animals”, said the representative of the Pig Farmers' Association. (Adepor), Germán Aguilar, indicating that for this reason they are no longer feeding their pigs. Another problem he mentioned is the price of corn, although some producers receive supplies from the Food Production Support Company (Emapa), smaller producers do not and this is one of their difficulties, as they could close their production units. One of the inputs that have risen and that they are very concerned about is soybeans, which rose from US$320 to US$430 per ton, which affects the producer, said Aguilar. During this time, they sent letters to the Government so that it could respond to their requests and be able to ...

Source: Suinoculturaindustrial