Pig producers in Argentina ensure that the activity is profitable and with support it has no ceiling

Published 2020년 10월 20일

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The Federation of Argentine Porcine Producers (FPPA), led by Daniel Fenoglio, recently held a virtual meeting with Senasa to bolster the pig industry and enhance its marketing. The FPPA is supported by various organizations and groups, including Argenpork and Cepba. The meeting underscored the sector's profitability and growth, with a 10% annual increase before a pause from 2016 to 2019, followed by a 6% growth in 2020. Despite the pandemic, pork exports surged by 63% from January to September 2020, reaching 32,276 tons, with China, Hong Kong, Russia, Chile, and the Ivory Coast as the primary recipients. This growth highlights Argentina's resilience in the agri-food sector amidst global challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The president of the brand new Federation of Argentine Porcine Producers (FPPA), Daniel Fenoglio, assured that the activity is profitable, and with the necessary tools and support it has no ceiling. He stated this during a virtual meeting with the authorities of the National Service of Agri-food Health and Quality (Senasa), an organization that the new entity considers key to strengthen production, add value to this important agri-food chain and strengthen its internal and external marketing. Representatives from the FPPA, the head of Senasa, Calos Paz, and the vice president, Carlos Milicevic, participated in the meeting. Performance He explained that the pig sector grew at an annual rate of 10 percent in recent years. "We had a brake between 2016 and 2019. This is a special year, the hatcheries are working, production grew six percent, imports dropped, there are 16 plants enabled to export and we see a good outlook," he said. The work together with Senasa will allow "to ...

Source: ARAgrovoz