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.
During the first four months of 2021, companies operating in Costa Rica sold $22 million worth of beef to China, this figure represents 54% of the total exported by the Central American country.
Data from the Foreign Trade Promotion Agency (Procomer) show that from January to April of this year, Costa Rican beef exports to China totaled $22 million, to the U.S. $8 million and to Puerto Rico $5 million.
Dairy producers in Nicaragua are facing a scenario of falling prices, a situation resulting from the oversupply of this type of food reported in the local market.
Executives of the National Livestock Commission of Nicaragua (Conagan) report that with the onset of winter, the country's trading partners are reducing dairy purchases to protect local production.
Despite warnings in Costa Rica that there was a deficit in the budget of Senasa, the institution in charge of applying tests to exported and importedmeats, the authorities assure that the execution of these tests will not be interrupted.
A few days ago, the livestock sector had warned that the entity could be forced to suspend the tests applied to meat products, a situation that could affect the health of consumers.
In El Salvador, the Cooperativa Ganadera de Sonsonate invested in the purchase of specialized machinery that will be used to pasteurize dairy products and to package the products.
According to information disclosed by executives of the Cooperativa Ganadera de Sonsonate, Salud, the industrial plant will now have a filling machine with a capacity to package 6,000 liters per hour.
Because the level of rainfall forecast for the winter is expected to favor livestock activity, entrepreneurs in the sector expect local production of meat and milk to grow during 2021.
Experts predict that this year's winter conditions will lead to an increase in green pasture for cattle. This factor will boost milk and meat production.
The German Development and Investment Bank will grant a $19 million loan to Cooperativa de Productores de Leche Dos Pinos R.L., part of which will be invested in modernizing and expanding two production plants.
Other projects to be financed with the proceeds will include the renovation of the cold chain infrastructure and improving efficiency in the use of resources during the production process.
In order to reactivate Guatemalan dairy exports to Honduras, the Guatemalan Ministry of Economy formally requested the health authorities of the neighboring country to proceed to certify three companies that completed the requested requirements.
The national companies have already complied with all the requirements established by the Honduran National Agrifood Health and Safety Service (SENASA) to sell their products in the Honduran market, informed the Ministry of Economy (Mineco).
In terms of volume traded, dairy sales to Guatemala have gained ground and are currently the second most important market for Nicaraguan companies.
During the first quarter of 2021 Nicaragua exported 17.14 million kilograms of dairy products, of the total volume 12 million kilograms were purchased by Salvadoran companies, 2.61 million kilograms were placed in the Guatemalan market and 2.04 million kilograms were traded in the United States.
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.
From January to September 2020, the countries of the region exported $527 million for beef, 16% more than what was registered in the same period of 2019, a rise that is explained by the behavior of Honduran, Panamanian, Costa Rican and Nicaraguan sales.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graph"]
In order to boost local livestock activity, the Panamanian government has made a commitment to the National Association of Pork Producers to purchase 5,000 pigs, equivalent to 500 tons of pork.
It is important to highlight that the economic impact of this purchase is in the order of $1,650,000, which will be of great support on the one hand for the producers, and on the other hand for thousands of households that are served by the Panama Solidarity Plan, informed the Ministry of Agricultural Development (Mida).
In recent years, Nicaraguan beef exports have been on the rise due to the improved quality of the product, but foreign sales of live cattle have been declining due to the deterioration of trade relations with Venezuela.
Official figures specify that between 2019 and 2020 Nicaraguan beefexports increased by 4%, going from $522 million to $542 million.
From January to June 2020, trade in milk and dairy products between Central American countries totaled $183 million, 19% more than what was recorded in the same period of 2019.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graph"]
The increase in the international prices of corn and soybeans, inputs used to produce animal feed, threatens to put upward pressure on the production costs of meat, eggs and dairy products.
In recent months, the international price of a bushel (27 kilos) of soybeans increased by 28%, from $10.6 to $13.62, between November 1, 2020 and January 28, 2021.
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