Colombian livestock exports doubled in 2020: totaled USD 267.1 million

Published 2021년 2월 10일

Tridge summary

In 2020, Colombia's meat and live animal exports saw a significant increase, with sales reaching over 100% at USD 267.1 million, up from USD 132 million in 2019. The country sold 34,124 tons of meat to a dozen countries for USD 123.3 million, with Russia, Lebanon, and Hong Kong being the main buyers. Additionally, international sales of live animals totaled USD 143.8 million, with Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan joining Iraq and Libya in purchasing cattle from Colombia. This growth is largely due to successful health campaigns against foot-and-mouth disease, which restored Colombia's status as a country free from the disease by the World Organization for Animal Health. The meat and livestock sector is projected to generate USD 500 million by the end of 2022, signaling a promising future for Colombia's agricultural exports.
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International sales of meat and live animals of Colombian origin grew over 100% in 2020. According to DANE figures, they totaled 267.1 million dollars, while in 2019 they reached USD 132 million. "It is very pleasant to tell the country that, in the midst of the pandemic, livestock did not stop. Livestock delivered to Colombians and the world. The 2020 figures show a substantial increase in exports of meat and live animals," he said the executive president of the Colombian Federation of Cattlemen (Fedegán), José Félix Lafaurie Rivera. According to the union leader, "what we are doing in the livestock sector is a true revolution once we have obtained health status and after having made a great effort for many years opening markets, especially those in the Middle East. The livestock sector succeeded billing more than 267 million dollars between live animals and stripped meat. This is a record figure in international markets. " The Office of Planning and Economic Research of ...

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