Dos Pinos will begin to compete in the Costa Rican beef, pork and sausage market through the La Granja brand.
The companies informed that the plan is to offer the new line of products starting in the second half of 2021, being caterers, bakeries and grocery stores, the marketing channels that will be used to reach consumers.
In order to improve the sector's production management and guarantee safe pork trade, the Guatemalan government is moving forward with the implementation of the Official Pork Traceability Program.
The program, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (Maga), consists of placing radiofrequency button-type and flag-type devices for breeding animals.
When the country's authorities begin to lift the restrictions that have been taken to prevent the spread of covid-19, it is predicted that in the meat sector, sales of chicken could contract by 2%.
Through a demand/income sensitivity model developed by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, variations in household demand for different goods and services can be projected 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.
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.
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.
The absence of toxic waste laboratories in the processing plants is one of the obstacles that are preventing Panamanian meat from entering the Costa Rican market.
Representatives of the Panamanian Exporters Association (Apex) explained that Costa Rican regulations require at least 14 toxic waste tests and Panamanian laboratories perform only 8.
After a $20 million global investment, Grupo Rey launched a meat processing plant and a cold and frozen distribution center.
By inaugurating two industrial plants, which together cover an area of 7,400 m2 and are in the capital, in the La Locería sector, the business group aims to improve production, distribution and supply processes.
The guild of pig farmers in Panama estimates that due to a drop in the price, the sector could register this year a slight contraction compared to 2017.
Entrepreneurs in the sector explained that, despite the fact that in the first month of 2018 pig slaughter grew by 6% compared to January 2017, this year a slight downward correction is expected with respect to the figures reported last year.
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
US beef, pork and chicken meat produced without the use of antibiotics currently represents 5% of the market and there is a growing demand from consumers.
A preference for meat that has not received antibiotics during its production process is growing in the US, where "... in 2012, 72% of people said they were extremely or very concerned about the widespread use of antibiotics in feed for animals. "
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2014-2023 report forecasts a fall in agricultural prices, while ground is gained in livestock production and biofuels.
Cereals remain the staple food, but greater quantities of protein, fat and sugar are being consumed in many parts of the world due to increasing income and urbanization.
The growing consumption of meat, eggs, dairy and grains is driving the agricultural industry which benefits from dietary changes at the global level.
The phrase "The protein business is a very good place to be right now," made in an article in The Wall Street Journal by a US pork producer reflects the boom being experienced by the agricultural industry around the world, thanks to changing trends in food consumption of animal protein products which are beginning to be used in place of carbohydrates in consumer's diets.
More than half of total exports from Nicaragua in 2013 came from a group of only 13 companies.
An analysis of the issue by Ricardo Guerrero in elnuevodiario.com.ni highlights that foreign sales in 2013 from these 13 companies totaled "$1.3055 billion, more than half of the $2.566 billion which made up total exports in that year. They are the largest and most competitive exporters in the country, and behind each of them - 13 in total - there are thousands of beneficiaries, thereby generating a positive domino effect on production and the national economy. The numbers means that these companies manage to stand out among the more than 6,000 companies that generate foreign currency for the country. "