Entrepreneurs in the sector plan to resume sales to El Salvador and Honduras during the second half of the year, after their restriction in 2011.
In 2011, countries in the region imposed restrictions on the entry of pork from Guatemala, after detecting the presence ofClassical Swine Fever.Now, Guatemalan pork producers are preparing to resume sales in the coming months.
From January to September 2017, countries in the region imported vaccines for veterinary use for $27 million, and 57% was purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Figures from the information system on the Vaccine Market for Veterinary use in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
Between 2015 and 2016 imports of vaccines for veterinary use in Central America grew by 7%, going from $36 million in 2015 to $39 million in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the Vaccine Market for Vaccines for Veterinary use in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
The Guatemalan Ministry of Livestock, with the resurgence of an outbreak of the virus, has lifted the ban on importation of the vaccine.
The import, manufacture and marketing of the vaccine against swine has been forbidden since last March 2009.
An article in Prensalibre.com explains, "However, on November 22 , the MAGA declared a state of animal health emergency after detecting an outbreak of swine fever on farms in Chimaltenango, which led to the culling of more than 16,000 pigs which according to the entity 'makes it necessary to allow importation of the vaccine under official supervision. "
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