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.
From January to March of this year countries in the region imported $4.1 million worth of sausages from Mexico, 17% more than what was purchased in the same period in 2017.
Figures from the Information System on the Sausage Meat Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
From January to September 2017, countries in the region imported $79 million worth of sausages, 6% more than was purchased in the same period in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the Sausage Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In 2016, the countries in the region sold 29 thousand tons of sausages, registering a 6% increase over 2015.
Figures from the information system on the Central American Market for Milk and Dairy Products, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
Between January and September 2016, Central American countries together imported $74 million in sausages and similar meat products, at an average price of between $2.37 and $2.85 per kilo.
Figures from a reporton Imports of Processed Meat in Central American, by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [Figure caption = "Click to interact with graphics"]
In 2015 the region as a whole imported $96 million worth of processed meat, led by El Salvador, which imported $25 million, followed by Guatemala with $22 million, and Honduras, with $16 million.
Figures onForeign Trade in Sausages Meat and Similar Products in Central America,analyzed by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData.com show that in 2015 the countries of Central America imported 33,528 tons of processed meat, equivalent to $96 million.
Frozen meat and meat products such as sausages, ham and salami are some of the goods imported by supermarkets, restaurants and hotels in India.
From a report by Eurocarne.com:
The Foreign Service at the United States Department of Agriculture has prepared a report on the situation of the pork production in India and trade of this product.According to the report, the Asian country produced around 464,000 tons of this product from April 2014 to March 2015 and this amount accounts for 8% of the total protein intake in the country. It also states that the figure is 1.4% more than in the same period in previous years.
Administrative problems at the Institute for the Protection of Animal and Plant Health have delayed visits by foreign inspectors to processed meat plants.
An article on Laprensa.com.ni reports that the president of the Chamber of Processors in Nicaragua (Caprocan), Zacharias Mondragón, noted that "... Instability in the headquarters of the Institute for the Protection of Animal and Plant Health (IPSA) has delayed sales of sausages and pork produced in the country. "
Nicaragua's government is blaming beef and sausages exporters for the blocks on their products, for not having obtained the required export licenses.
"The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Orlando Solorzano, blamed Nicaraguan businesses for the obstacles they face at a regional level in exporting their meat and sausages. The official said the exporters have failed to meet various requirements in the process for getting export licenses", reported Laprensa.com.ni.
As with the case of beef with other countries, Honduras has placed phytosanitary restrictions on 20,000 pounds of sausage from Nicaragua, which is being disputed by exporter Delmor S.A.
The general manager of Delmor S.A., Zacarias Mondragon confirmed that his company stopped exporting to the Honduran market because of the imposition of phytosanitary restrictions a year and a half ago by the authorities of that country.
The company Delmor will begin exporting sausages to Venezuela next year through a contract with a Danish company.
Zacharias Mondragón, Delmor’s manager, said that they will start with about 8 containers a month in the first three months of 2012, and in the long term send about 20 containers a month to the Venezuelan market.
Certification by Venezuelan health authorities is still pending.
Other projects such as candy, pastas and sausages were also left out of the agreement.
On the plus side, smashed banana, orange and pineapple juice, tuna and palm hearth, among others, are products that will be able to enter the EU with zero tariffs.
“Mario Montero, executive director of the Food Industry Chamber, explained that the general situation is positive”, published Elfinancierocr.com.
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