Pig production is the livelihood of 2.5 million people in Peru

Published 2021년 10월 18일

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The article highlights the significance of the pig production industry in Peru, providing employment to 2.5 million people and an additional 625 thousand through the chain of production, supply, and distribution. The industry is divided into three types of farming, with technified production being the largest contributor, followed by moderately technified and family breeding. However, the sector has been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to a breakdown of the marketing chain, closure of slaughter plants, and a decrease in demand from the Horeca sector. This resulted in a drop in consumer consumption and a significant financial loss for the sector.

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(Agraria.pe) Pig production is the livelihood of 2,500,000 Peruvians; Furthermore, the pig production chain (producers, suppliers, transporters, wholesalers, sausage factories, Horeca channel, markets and supermarkets) generates 625 thousand direct and indirect jobs. This was indicated by the manager of the Peruvian Association of Pork Producers (Asoporci), Ana María Trelles Ponce, who explained that our country has 3 different types of pig farming: technified production, moderately technified production, and family breeding. Technified pig production, represented by 100 companies, produces 1.5 million pigs every year that represent 180 thousand tons (75% of the national production of pork); it also has 93,000 reproductive females (mothers). This activity takes place on the coast (Piura to Tacna) and the jungle (Madre de Dios, Iquitos, Tarapoto) and generates a direct and indirect workforce of 75,000 people. In the case of moderately technical production, there are approximately ...

Source: Agraria