In Colombia, how was the slaughter of other animal species in Q3 2020?

Published 2020년 11월 17일

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The article highlights a shift in Colombia's agricultural sector, particularly in livestock, due to the pandemic. While beef cattle slaughter saw a slight 1.5% growth in September 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, the industry experienced an overall decline of 6.7% annually. This is in contrast to the significant drops seen in chicken, sheep, and goat productions, with sheep and goat numbers experiencing the most dramatic decrease of 51% and 46% for the first nine months of 2020, respectively. On a brighter note, pig and egg productions have seen increases, with pig numbers going up by 4.9% and egg production surging by 15% year-over-year, reaching record highs. The future trends for these sectors remain uncertain, with the beef sector showing signs of potential recovery, although the prospects for sheep and goat productions remain challenging.

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According to DANE statistics and figures from the National Federation of Poultry Farmers of Colombia (Fenavi) up to August and September, pig and egg productions are the only ones that have increased, while those of chicken, sheep and goats have fallen. . As reported by CONtexto livestock, the slaughter of beef cattle had a growth of 1.5% in September compared to the same month of 2019, with which the annual behavior went from -8% in August to -6.7%. When analyzing the benefit of other species, the only one that increased compared to last year was that of pigs, while that of sheep and goats has fallen dramatically. (Read: Slaughter of minor species also suffered a serious fall in quarantine) During the first nine months of 2020, 3 651 123 head of pigs were sent to slaughter, 4.9% more than in the same period of 2019. This increase was lower than that registered a year ago, an increase of 9.5% compared to 2018. However, the slaughter of sheep and goats, which is included in the ...

Source: MXContexto