In Uruguay, they warn that there could be a lack of chicken and also increase the price

Published Sep 24, 2023

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Two Uruguayan meat industry associations, the Association of Meat Distributors and Importers of Uruguay (ADICU) and the Union of Meat Sellers (UVC), are planning joint actions to address the shortage of chicken in the market, high prices, and decreased consumption. They blame the government's limitation on chicken imports for these issues and propose increasing the import quota to stabilize prices and meet consumer demand. They argue that importing chicken will bring transparency, competition, and a more stable market value for the product.

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The Association of Meat Distributors and Importers of Uruguay (ADICU) and the Union of Meat Sellers (UVC) will carry out joint actions before the authorities of the National Government and Parliament, after evaluating the statistics and figures that warn about the lack of chicken in the market, a constant and uninterrupted increase in the price above the CPI and a drop in the consumption of this product on the tables of Uruguayan families. For both institutions, the figures show that this situation tends to worsen if the Government continues with the limitation on chicken imports, which has already been in place for six months and which, as they say, "is beginning to harm Uruguayan customers." . Jorge López, president of ADICU, explained that this limitation has caused chicken prices to rise and a lack of poultry products in the market, such as supreme, one of the most consumed cuts. “The import quota that the government set is very low, and this was demonstrated by the lack of ...

Source: Agromeat