Paraguay: The egg business has conditions for sustained growth

"The egg business and its growth plans" was the theme presented by Néstor Zarza, president of Avipar, at the +Maíz National Congress of the Productive Chain, held on June 27 and 28, at the Hotel Gran Nobile in Ciudad del East, Alto Paraná. Within the plans for the future, he explained that the country has the conditions to continue growing in a sustained manner, considering the potential of egg consumption. Currently, the national consumption of eggs per capita is 165 units per year, according to Avipar data. Despite the fact that it is the lowest in the entire region, Zarza maintained that in the last 10 years this figure has been improving. For the professional, this evolution of egg consumption in the country must be accompanied by information work for the consumer about the benefits that the product offers, both in terms of quality and its affordable cost. He also explained that the health risk due to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), a disease detected in Paraguay on ...