Colombia: Pig and egg production grew in Q1 2021, chickens, sheep, and goats fell

Published 2021년 5월 12일

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The first quarter of 2021 saw a mixed performance in Colombia's agricultural sector, with the pork industry experiencing growth while other sectors like sheep and goat slaughtering and chicken production faced declines. Pig profits rose by 5.1% from the previous year, with a 13.3% increase in male pigs and a 9% increase in female pigs. Conversely, sheep numbers dropped by 38.6% compared to the previous year, and goat numbers decreased by 48.9%. Chicken production fell by 7.9% in the first two months of the year, but egg production saw a 7.9% increase. This trend continues the patterns observed in 2020, with pork becoming more popular and eggs more consumed while chicken consumption has decreased.

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The 2020 trend was repeated in these first three months of 2021: while the slaughter of pigs increased compared to the previous period, that of sheep and goats showed significant falls. Egg production rose, while chicken production in the second two-month period fell. At the close of the first quarter of the year, only the profit of pigs grew, after registering a total of 1,226,614 head, 5.1% compared to the same quarter of 2020, when 1,167,181 were reached, and 11.8% more than the 1,097,420 heads of 2019. The slaughter of males grew 6.5% (reached 813,090), and that of females, 2.4% (413,524). Compared to two years ago, it was up 13.3 and 9% respectively. (Read: More than 5 million pigs were slaughtered in 2020, sheep and goats fell more than 40%) This segment has had remarkable results in recent years. In 2020, it exceeded 5 million heads per year for the first time in history (5,002,299), growing 3.6% to the total results of 2019, although that year the increase was 8.9%. ...

Source: MXContexto