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Pet Food: Business with Mexico Up 10%

From January to June 2019, companies in the region imported $93 million in food for dogs and cats, and purchases from Mexican companies increased 10% over the same period in 2018.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

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Panama and Costa Rica: Main Buyers in the Region
During the first half of the year, the main importer of dog and cat food prepared for retail in Central America was Panama, with $24 million, followed by Costa Rica, with $20 million, Guatemala, with $16 million, El Salvador, with $15 million, Honduras, with $11 million, and Nicaragua, with $10 million.

Variations in Central American Business
Between the first semester of 2018 and the same period of 2019, the imported volume of food preparations for dogs and cats registered a 3% decrease, going from 91 thousand tons to 88 thousand tons. In the case of imported value, it grew from $91 million to $93 million.

For the periods in question, the value imported from Mexico increased 10%, growing from $19 million to $21 million.

U.S. Main Supplier
During the first six months of the year, 32% of the value imported from Central America came from the U.S., 22% from Mexico, 2% from France and 1% from Brazil.

Mexico is the market origin of imports that has grown the most for the months in question of the last eight years, since in 2012 represented 19% of total purchases in Central America, and in 2019 that proportion rose to 22%.

Note: For this report, prepared and analyzed by CentralAmericaData, SIECA data were used.

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January 2021

From January to June 2020, companies in the region imported $110 million in dog and cat food, 18% more than the same period in 2019, a rise that is explained by the increase in purchases in all Central American markets.

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Pet Food: What Happens in the Markets?

August 2020

From January to March 2020, companies in the region imported $52 million in dog and cat food, 11% more than what was reported for the same period in 2019, which is explained by the increase in purchases in the markets of Costa Rica and El Salvador.

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Pet Food: Business with Mexico Up 4%

March 2020

From January to September 2019, companies in the region imported $144 million in dog and cat food, and purchases from Mexican companies increased 4% over the same period in 2018.

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Pet Food: Shopping Grows at 12%

October 2019

From January to March 2019, companies from countries in the region imported $47 million in food for dogs and cats, 12% more than was reported in the same period in 2018.

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