Due to the costs generated by the transport of cattle, business leaders in the sector and state entities have announced the creation of a cattle auction in Turrialba, province of Cartago.
According to business leaders in the area, they currently trade in places such as Puriscal or in the Caribbean, and the cost of transporting livestock, added to other unforeseen events and the weight that the animals lose on to the trip, causes losses of around $100 per animal.
From November 14th to 19th, companies from the livestock sector will be gathering in Guatemala City to showcase their products and explore business opportunities.
The event "Expica Rotativa en Guatemala 2017" will be held in Parque de la Industria, in zone 9.
The activity will include auctions, exhibition of livestock and products, as well as conferences on topics such as genetics, nutrition and animal health, among other things.
The cattle farmer's guild wants to emulate the livestock auction mechanisms that are implemented in Costa Rica and Nicaragua in order to regulate the marketing of livestock and prevent price gouging.
The proposal is mainly that product price be set by supply and demand, thus eliminating middlemen and optimizing the beef marketing chain.
The president of the Association of Dairy Development, Ramiro Pérez, told S21.com.gt that "...
Researchers at the University of Panama have managed to create a new breed of cattle for milk and meat production, which is adapted to tropical conditions.
Prensa.com reports: "From Germany embryos were imported of the Simmental dairy breed. Animals that were born from these embryos were crossed with the Brazilian Gyr dairy breed characterized by their tolerance to climatic conditions in the tropics. "
With sales exceeding $110,000 the Brahman the XVI World Congress 2012 concluded last week in Panama, having enjoyed the presence of local and international breeders.
"We auctioned 25 animals of the Brahman breed and the highest price paid for an animal was $7,000, said Peter Vallarino, president of the Congress", according to an article in Prensa.com
Beef cattle is mainly marketed in 17 auctions in which around one million head per year are sold.
Data from the National Animal Health Service (SENASA), indicates that almost 80% of all the cattle sold in Costa Rica is done so via livestock auctions, while the remaining 20% goes directly to packing plants.
The country currently has 17 livestock auctions, which sell between 15,000 and 20,000 cattle a week.
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