Price improvement made possible growth of income from pig exports in Paraguay

A significant increase in the average export prices of pork products (meat, offal and offal) made possible a growth in foreign exchange income despite a lower commercial flow. Until the third quarter of the year, this segment of livestock production injected US $ 7.05 million in exports, which corresponds to an increase of 16% in relation to the US $ 6.08 million entered in the same period of the year. last year, according to the report of the National Service of Quality and Animal Health (Senacsa). Between January and September of this year, 3,908.2 tons of meat, offal and pork giblets were shipped, a volume corresponding to a fall of close to 4% compared to the 4,059.6 tons sold abroad in the previous season. Average prices were around 1,804 dollars per ton, which shows an improvement of 20% in relation to the average price of last year, which was 1,500 dollars per ton. MARKETS: So far this year, pig exports were destined for 8 markets; Georgia, ...