The country's chicken producers estimate that they will close 2020 with a 1.3% decrease in sales, a drop that would be explained by the drop in orders from hotels and restaurants, establishments that operate partially due to the low presence of tourists.
The spread of covid-19 caused considerable damage to the tourism and restaurant sector, since the country's air connection was interrupted and up to now few tourists remain there.
With the new laboratory for the analysis of toxic residues of bovine, porcine and poultry meat, which will begin to operate as of March 2021, Panama will be able to begin exporting to the US market.
Due to the fact that the country so far lacks a laboratory to certify the quality of the meat, Panama cannot export to the United States, however, authorities announced that next year the situation will change.
Authorities from both countries signed a protocol that will allow Panamanian producers to export poultry meat to the Asian nation.
The agreement that was signed on November 17, 2020 by Panama's ambassador to China, Leonardo Kam, representing the Ministries of Health and Agricultural Development, and by the Director General of the General Administration of Customs of China, Ni Yuefeng, includes an annex with the list of ten eligible chicken edible by-products that would integrate the agreement.
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.
In the local market, the demand for fried and roasted chicken is estimated at 640,000 parts per day and each consumer spends an average of $3.33 on each purchase.
Figures from the National Association of Poultry Farmers of Honduras (Anavih) detail that weekly consumption of cooked chicken amounts to about 4.4 million pieces and approximately 25% of total Honduran consumers buy this type of food.
Dominican authorities reported that an outbreak of the disease known as Newcastle has been detected in the poultry sector, affecting the areas of the Central Cibao.
The cases found are the result of the failure of some producers to vaccinate or to comply with the protocols established through the General Directorate of Livestock, an official source said.
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 country during 2018, foreign sales of fertile eggs, whose main destination is Central America, reached $6.9 million, 32% more than what was reported in 2017.
Figures from the National Association of Poultry Farmers of Panama (Anavip) detail that between 2017 and 2018, exports increased by $1.7 million, going from $5.2 million to $6.9 million.
The poultry farmers' union reports that in 2018 the gross value produced by the poultry sector, which includes chicken meat and eggs, totaled $390 million, 2% more than in the previous year.
Figures from the National Association of Poultry Farmers of Panama (Anavip) detail that last year the production of chicken meat was 110 million birds, while egg production totaled 704 million units.
Between 2017 and 2018, the number of hens and chickens in the country reported an 8% increase, which is explained by the variations registered in the provinces of Cocle and Panama.
The General Comptroller of the Republic presented the results of livestock production in the country during 2018. Data show that between 2017 and 2018 the number of hens and chickens increased by 1.97 million, from 25.44 million to 27.41 million.
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 first quarter of this year, the National Insurance Institute will begin to offer two new policy modalities aimed at the aquaculture and poultry sectors.
The Executive President of the National Insurance Institute (INS), Elian Villegas Valverde, explained last January 9 that the Poultry Insurance will cover hens for breeding, broiler and laying hens for consumption, while the Aquaculture Insurance, will focus on shrimp, fish and snapper spot.
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:
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