The diffusion of campaigns that promote the consumption of chicken meat and its low price are factors that have influenced the growth in per capita consumption of the product in the Guatemalan market by 60% between 2018 and 2019.
Data from the National Association of Poultry Farmers (Anavi) indicates that between 2018 and 2019, the average annual consumption of chicken meat for each Guatemalan increased by 25 pounds, from 41.45 pounds to 66.5 pounds.
When the economies of Central America begin to relax the restrictions that have been taken to prevent the spread of covid-19, it is expected that in the area of processed meats, sales of pork ham will be among the most contracted.
Using a demand/income sensitivity model developed by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, it is possible to project the variations that household demand for different goods and services will undergo as the most critical phases of the spread of covid-19 are overcome and the measures restricting mobility in the countries of the region are lifted.
The closure of restaurants and hotels and the restrictions on opening hours in cantonal markets and supermarkets explain the drop in sales reported by agricultural producers.
The Chamber of Agriculture carried out a survey to measure the first economic effects of the covid-19 outbreak in the country, and different agricultural producers', agro-exporters', agro-industrial and agricultural cooperatives' associations were consulted.
The Community Association for the Integral Development of Taxisco tenders the supply of 14,000 laying birds and 3,060 quintals of balanced food.
Guatemala Government Purchase 12057630:
"The Egg-Laying Birds must be birds with commercial laying genetics of the lines exploited in the country and that adapt to the conditions of the southern coast and different regions of the Republic of Guatemala.
Due to the fact that preference for "vegetable" or plant-based meat is growing quickly in major global markets, food industry business groups have begun to make investments to meet this novel and growing market niche.
Foods that were once considered the exclusive consumption of vegans or vegetarians are now becoming popular, and in the case of the United States, in supermarkets it is increasingly normal to see meat products made from plants.
Both companies announced an agreement for La Estancia, Guatemalan and Ecuadorian capital, to acquire a stake in the Panamanian company Toledano.
La Estancia, a company that will have a stake in Toledano, is a consortium born from the merger of Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos C.A. (Pronaca), headquartered in Quito, Ecuador, and Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI), in Guatemala City.
In the Dominican Republic, outbreaks of avian influenza were reported in the localities of Corozo and Quebrada Honda, in the province of Espaillat.
The Dominican Ministry of Agriculture reported that the outbreak of the disease was caused by the A H5N2 virus, and that it has initiated actions to neutralize the virus's advance in the country.
During the last year, 70% of imports of poultry for fattening, poultry for breeding and processed meat were made by companies in Guatemala, Panama and Nicaragua.
From the "Poultry Market in Central America" report, developed by the Trade Intelligence Department of CentralAmericaData:
The union of poultry farmers of Honduras has denounced the fact that between 40,000 and 60,000 pounds of chicken are no longer entering the neighboring country due to obstacles "of a commercial nature".
According to the president of the Federation of Aviculturists of Honduras (Fedavih), Juan José Cruz, the situation is not occuring due to lack of sanitary permits, but rather to problems of a purely commercial nature.
From August 21st to 23rd,2018, poultry sector entrepreneurs from the region and the Dominican Republic will be meeting in San Pedro Sula to take part in business meetings and discuss relevant issues for the sector.
The event is being organized by the National Association of Aviculturists of Honduras (ANAVIH), and will be held at the Copantl Convention Center, starting at 8 am on Tuesday, August 21.
The Ministry of Defense in Guatemala is putting out to tender for the period of eight months, a supply of ingredients for food preparation for the Fifth Infantry Brigade.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7377444:
"Some quantities of food required:
- 50 thousand pounds of different types of white meat
From August 8 to 10, 2018, the Central American Poultry Congress will be held in San Pedro Sula, with the expected participation of around 2,500 producers from the region.
The event will be held at Expo Centro San Pedro Sula and is being organized by the National Association of Aviculturists of Honduras, as a member of the Federation of Aviculturists of Central America and the Caribbean (Fedavicac).
The Hernández administration has denounced the fact that Guatemalan authorities are imposing non-tariff barriers on the entry of chicken from Honduras.
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras, Jacobo Paz, announced that since they have not been able to resolve the problem with their counterparts in Guatemala, they will submit the case to the Council of the Minister of Economic Integration (Comieco).
Annual per capita consumption of chicken meat in Central American countries increased from 19.8 kilos in 2008 to 25.9 kilos in 2016, and growth was driven mainly by Panama.
The upward trend in regional chicken meat consumption has been steady in recent years, growing from 814,000 tons in 2008 to 1.2 million tons in 2016.
In 2016, the countries in the region sold 29 thousand tons of sausages, registering a 6% increase over 2015.
Figures from the information system on the Central American Market for Milk and Dairy Products, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]