Franco Santángelo, the new president of CEPA, explains the keys to sectorial development in 2026: Reopening of markets int

Franco Santángelo, head of the poultry company Soychú, is the new president of the Center of Poultry Processing Companies (CEPA), responsible for supplying the domestic market with chicken meat, which is now the most consumed in the country. The entrepreneur said that due to problems in exports following the closure of some markets, caused by cases of avian influenza, more production is being directed to the domestic market. This will result in the year ending with a consumption of 50 kilos per inhabitant per year, two more than the average for beef. The downside of this increased consumption is the price at the factory exit, which is falling. “During the year, a case of chickens leaving the factory was sold for 50,000 and 57,000 pesos, depending on the month. Now it is worth 42,000 to 43,000 pesos. The price went down and meanwhile inflation and the exchange rate have driven everything up,” the entrepreneur explained to Bichos de Campo. He also said that while “on average the ...