Russia, Chile, and the Colombian cattle markets

Published Sep 22, 2022

Tridge summary

The livestock sector in Colombia has seen varying export trends throughout the first half of the year. Despite a pause in live cattle exports in July, the country managed to ship livestock, meat, and dairy products, totaling US$302 million. The first half of the year brought in US$198.6 million for live cattle sales, and US$94.5 million for meat and offal. Dairy product exports contributed an additional US$8.7 million. The volume of meat and offal exports has seen a decrease compared to the same period last year, but an increase compared to previous years. The main destinations for these exports include Russia, Chile, Lebanon, and Egypt. The export union anticipates an improvement in exports for the later months of 2022.

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Original content

Exports in the livestock sector for the first semester presented different trends in the variables from month to month. According to Fedegan, despite the fact that there was no foreign trade in live cattle in July, shipments of livestock, meat and dairy products reached US$302 million in July. According to the union, for the first semester, Colombia received US$198.6 million for the sale of live cattle, while for the figure of meat and offal it reached US$94.5 million. Likewise, US$8.7 million were received for dairy products. With figures from the sector, Fedegan affirms that for the month of January, international sales closed at US$35.08 million, with 52,114 head of cattle, later, in February, the figure reached US$32.37 million with 40,602 heads. Regarding March, there was an upward trend, reaching US$49.67 million, as well as 63,731 heads sold. In April, there was a downward trend with sales of US$31.47 and 37,662 head, while in May, the figure increased with US$35.60 and ...

Source: Portaldelcampo