Colombia: 26 million birds for chicken meat and eggs are without food in the Coffee Region and Northern Vale

Published 2021년 5월 26일

Tridge summary

Approximately 26 million birds used for chicken meat and egg production are suffering from food shortages due to road blockades across the country. The sector relies heavily on the port of Buenaventura for corn and other essential inputs, but these have been withheld, leading to mass bird deaths and disruption of the reproduction cycle. The blockades, particularly in the Eixo Café and Norte Del Valle region, are preventing the sector from obtaining necessary supplies, threatening food security and the livelihoods of over 350,000 people involved in the chicken and egg market. Efforts have been made to address the issue at the national level, but so far, no resolution has been achieved.

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From the regional FENAVI to the Eixo Café and Norte Del Valle, they announce that about 26 million birds for the production of chicken meat and eggs are without food, due to road blocks that exist in different parts of the country. They warn that these animals are dying daily because of this situation. “The process of reproducing a bird lasts a year and a half, that is, the birds die, unemployment is lifted today and tomorrow we will not have chicken meat, nor will we have eggs, that whole cycle since the beginning of the incubation process a year and a half, so you imagine the lack that comes to our country and our region, it is alarming ”, explains Adriana Dávila Velásquez, director of FENAVI for the Coffee Region and North of the Valley. He recalls that this sector depends 100% on the port of Buenaventura, where it says that 250 thousand tons of food are dammed, so they have not been able to obtain corn and other essential inputs for the maintenance of animals. “From here it ...

Source: Avicultura Industrial