The decline in the production of beef and pork persists in Chile

Published 2023년 2월 7일

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Chile experienced a decrease in meat production in the last quarter of 2022, with a 7.5% reduction in beef slaughtered and a production drop of 6.2%. The regions of Los Ríos and Los Lagos saw an 8.1% decrease in bovine production, while the Metropolitan Region and La Araucanía experienced declines of 7.7% and 7.2% respectively. Pork production also saw a decrease of 3.6%, with O'Higgins region being the primary producer. Sheep production experienced the largest decline of 11.9%. However, chicken and turkey production saw positive growth of 2.3% and 3.5% respectively.

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According to data from the Chilean National Institute of Statistics, in the last quarter of 2022 in the country there has been a 7.5% reduction in the number of beef slaughtered in slaughterhouses compared to 2021. The production obtained was 45,099 t, 6.2% less. The regions of Los Ríos and Los Lagos concentrated 37.7% of the total national bovine production, marking a drop of 8.1% in relation to the same quarter of 2021. It was followed by the Metropolitan Region (19.1%), with a fall of 7.7%, and the Region of La Araucanía (18.5%), with a year-on-year increase of 7.2%. As for pork, the number of slaughters fell by 2.8% and production fell by 3.6% to stay at 142,273 t during the last quarter of 2022. The region with the majority of production is that of O'Higgins, who accumulates 90%. In sheep, the drop was greater, 11.9% and production was only ...

Source: Arriba El Campo