Paraguay: The oil industry facilitated growth in pork and poultry production, according to a study

Published 2024년 8월 12일

Tridge summary

The expansion of agro-industries in Paraguay has significantly boosted sectors like pig and poultry production, driven by investments in soybean processing since the 1990s. This has led to increased availability of high-nutritional soybean meal, enhancing livestock breeding. Poultry stock grew from 11.2 million in 1991 to 32 million in 2023, with chicken meat production at 135,200 tons and exports of 12,571 tons. Pig herds rose from 1 million to 1.8 million heads, with pork production at 67,233 tons and exports of 7,689 tons. Fish farming also expanded, with commercial harvests increasing from 100 tons in 2008 to 6,500 tons in 2022. These advancements are due to improved technology, better production organization, and the role of the Paraguayan Chamber of Oilseed Processors (Cappro) in promoting local soybean milling for sectoral development.
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Original content

The installation and expansion of agro-industries in recent decades in Paraguay, in addition to the direct benefits of generating quality jobs, creating development hubs, foreign currency income, tax contributions, among others, indirectly had a positive impact on related sectors, and brought with it the growth of pig and poultry production, among others, according to the economic study "Paraguay, agro-industrial power to feed the world", conducted by Dr. Emilio Ortiz Trepowski and Carolina Riquelme. A report presented by the Paraguayan Chamber of Oilseed Processors (Cappro), reveals that in 1991, when a national agricultural census was conducted, soybean processing plants were beginning to be installed in our country, the area under cultivation of the crop was a little over 500,000 hectares and the volume of grain production was close to 1,500,000 tons. At that time, the national poultry stock, including layers and broilers, was 11.2 million and the pig herd 1,003,880 heads, ...
Source: Elagro

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