Colombia's pig and poultry farmers continue to feel the effect of the stoppage and road blockage

In recent days, pork production in Colombia has decreased by 55%, according to figures from the Colombian Association of Pork Producers, Porkcolombia - FNP. According to the union, the affectation is due to demonstrations and road blockades, vandalization, threats against the safety and life of workers and businessmen, looting on farms, and impediments to the mobilization of balanced food for pigs. , from animals to processing plants and from meat to the different marketing channels in the country. The daily production in Colombia is 1,300 tons of pork and due to the effects of the national strike, 720 tons / day have ceased to be produced and marketed, which represents losses for the pig sector that already reach $ 100,000 million. As reported by Porkcolombia, these losses account for the cost overruns due to greater inventory on the farm, decreases in marketing, as well as a lower weight of the pigs that have been marketed. (Read: 60 million birds at risk due to lack of food, ...