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

Published 2021년 5월 14일

Tridge summary

Colombia is experiencing a significant disruption in its pork production, with a 55% decrease due to protests, road blockades, and looting, as reported by the Colombian Association of Pork Producers. This has led to losses of $100,000 million daily, including increased costs from inventory and marketing issues, and a 50% reduction in pork availability in the market. The national strike has also caused a high risk of malnutrition and death among 3.75 million pigs due to the unavailability of balanced feed. Additionally, the strike has resulted in a 20% average increase in consumer prices and a 20-40% shortage in chicken and eggs nationwide. Farmers are urgently appealing to the government for solutions and are asking protesters to allow the transportation of necessary food and farm products to mitigate the impact on food security and the pork industry's recovery.

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Original content

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, ...

Source: MXContexto