Why is it important to have managed to export more than 427 million dollars in Colombian livestock by 2021?

Published Feb 4, 2022

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In 2021, Colombia's livestock sector experienced significant growth, with exports reaching a total of 427.3 million dollars across meat, live animals, and dairy products. The sector saw success in expanding its destination countries, encouraging breeding, and capitalizing on high livestock prices. Notably, dairy product exports more than doubled, with the United States, Russia, and Venezuela being the top buyers. The industry aims to further grow in 2022, with a projected 500 million dollars in exports. Additionally, the export of live animals to Saudi Arabia marked a new milestone. A diverse range of meat products found a home in over 30 countries, with Russia being the leading buyer, and the dairy product exports were led by whole milk powder and reached various parts of the world, including Venezuela, the United States, and Russia.

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Livestock sector exports during 2021 totaled 427.3 million dollars in 2021. In meat they reached USD 247.7 million (56,790 tons); in live animals USD 151.5 million (247,171 heads); and in dairy 28.1 million dollars (7,296 tons). Livestock CONtext introduces you to some of the aspects of the good times that the livestock economy is going through These figures are important because they show the great dynamics that Colombian livestock has acquired and the growth potential it has. In 2021, not only was the goal set (reaching USD 400 million) exceeded, but also because the portfolio of destination countries for exports was expanded, because breeding was encouraged, because it was a very good year in terms of prices for livestock and because by 2022 it is projected to reach exports of 500 million dollars. Read: Exports of meat, livestock and dairy products exceeded 427 million dollars in 2021 José Félix Lafaurie Rivera, executive president of Fedegán, explained that the sector managed ...

Source: MXContexto