Meat exports hit the domestic supply of cattle in Colombia

Colombia.-Colombian livestock is experiencing a bittersweet situation. On the one hand, producers continue to increase their presence in the international market, by increasing shipments of meat, by-products and live cattle, the highest in the last four years both in tons and heads and in value. However, the slaughterhouses alerted the Government about the negative effect on domestic food prices, as a consequence of foreign sales. According to the Colombian Federation of Cattlemen (Fedegán), in the first month of this year international sales of meat and offal from Colombia totaled 3,366 tons for USD12.5 million. In live animals, the figures were 25,507 animals worth US $ 13.3 million. In the first month of the year, the ranking of the main buyers of beef and / or live animals was led, in their order, by Egypt , Hong Kong and Lebanon, followed by Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Qatar, Congo and Aruba. José Félix Lafaurie, Fedegán's executive ...