Pork production shrinks due to lack of soy

absence soy Due to the blockade, this affected not only poultry production, but also pig production.

Now meat production pigs from 100 to 110 kg is reduced by 5-10%, warns the Peruvian Association of Pig Breeders (Asoporci).

Union manager Ana Maria Trelles notes that blockades in Puno prevent them from buying soy an integral that usually comes from Bolivia and is brought into the country by land.

This situation mainly affects producers in Arequipa, where there are reportedly problems obtaining this raw material, which makes up 20% of the pigs’ diet.

Arequipa is the second region of production pig At the country level, the approximately 17,000 people who live off these activities (including family members) are heavily dependent on Bolivian soybeans. Thus, it is highly likely that the reduction in its production will be higher by 10% or 15% and with a population consuming 20 kg per capita,” Trelles told the Gestión newspaper.

While there is an alternative to shipping soybeans from Argentina, shipping by sea pushes prices up from US$550 per tonne to US$950.

In the case of Lima, which is the first region of production pigsthe impact on production will be less than 5% due to pig farmers resorting to substitute products such as rice protein or fishmeal at prices higher than those of Bolivian soybeans.

“We have to find a way to keep the activity going even at high costs, but without significant transfer to the consumer. Pork has risen in price by S/1 last year, I doubt that it has already been affected by rising costs. entrances,” he added.

The union notes that manufacturers They sell pork for an average of US$3 per kilo, of which US$2.90 represents production costs.

“And of that $2.90, 80% is food with products like corn and soybeans,” he added.

It is worth noting that in Peru, pork consumption per person increased from 8.6 to 9.7 kg.