ChileMEAT warns of losses exceeding $6,000 million due to the paralysis of the SAG

Half of the national beef production is halted in Los Lagos and Los Ríos, which has generated a production collapse that directly affects rural employment, food security, and the country's international image. This is because the mobilization of officials has prevented the official inspection necessary to operate. The regions of Los Lagos and Los Ríos concentrate 50% of the national beef production, so the shutdown has especially affected their territories. / Diario El Mercurio The Association of Slaughterhouses and Meat Processing Plants of Chile (ChileMEAT) has issued an official alert expressing its deep concern over the critical situation in the southern part of the country. The crisis is the result of 15 continuous days of mobilization by officials grouped in the National Association of Agricultural and Livestock Service Officials (Asfusag), which has led to the total shutdown of beef slaughter plants in the regions of Los Lagos and Los Ríos. The severity of the economic and ...