Lower Paraguayan beef shipments to Taiwan in January

At the end of January this year, Paraguay exported 627 fewer tons of beef to Taiwan, which meant a 22% drop. According to Senacsa data, 2,257 tons were shipped, while in the first month of 2022 shipments reached 2,884 tons. At the income level, there was a 34% decrease, since exports to this market generated USD 10.6 million, while at the end of the same period of 2022 USD 16 million entered. This downward figure is also supported by the lower export price paid by the Taiwanese market (-16%), which reached USD 4,679/tonne. While in January 2022 the registered value was USD 5,560, that is, USD 881 less. In January 2023, Paraguay accessed 32 markets with beef. At the beginning of this year, the 10 most important markets for the national red protein were Chile, Brazil, Taiwan, Russia, Israel, Angola, Georgia, Ghana, Maritime Supply and Uruguay. At the end of 2022, Taiwan, which was in fourth place on the list of the main bovine meat markets, imported 37,307 tons from Paraguay for a ...