They foresee an increase in the cattle herd and greater export capacity in Bolivia

In Bolivia, the bovine cattle herd has been growing around 3.5% annually, however, it has the potential to multiply this growth in the following years, according to what the president of the Federation of Cattlemen of Santa Cruz (Fegasacruz) told Valor Agro. , Adrian Castedo. First of all, it should be noted that the Bolivian cattle herd reached 10,654,573 animal heads at the end of 2022, according to official data from institutions oriented to the sector. In this regard, Castedo explained that this figure has been increasing by 3.5% per year and that it may even increase even more, due to the fact that there are departments with great capacity for livestock production such as Beni and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in which jointly contemplates little more than 70% of the bovine herd. "These departments are much larger than all of Paraguay in terms of area extension and often register a greater amount of rain, they are special areas for raising cattle since they have many flat lands," ...