Argentina: Pork exports grew 72% and went from 25th to 11th place in the world ranking
Frozen Pork Ham & Shoulder
Argentina
Published Apr 9, 2021
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Pork meat exports grew 72 percent in 2020 and positioned this sector as the fastest growing sector in Argentine foreign trade. According to the Agroindustrial Exports Monitor, which was updated in the last hours by the Agricultural Foundation for the Development of Argentina (Fada), the pig complex exported 35,839 tons last year, which meant an income of 65.8 million tons for the country. Dollars.
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Although this figure represents only 0.17 percent of total agro-industrial exports and only 0.18 percent of world trade, it is also a sign of the strong push that the pig chain has been showing in recent years. For example, according to Fada, that 0.18 percent of participation doubles the incidence of 2019 (0.09 percent) and positions Argentina in 11th place in the world ranking of frozen pork exporters, 14 positions up from 25th place a year earlier. Likewise, although only seven percent of the pork produced in Argentina is exported, this was three percentage points higher in 2020 than in 2019. Data These statistics on pigs are part of an extensive report prepared by Fada based on data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. Other outstanding figures are mentioned below: - Behind pork, peanuts (27 percent) and dairy (23 percent) are the products that grew the most in exports. Peanuts consolidated as the leader, accounting for 34 percent of world trade, and dairy ...
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