Argentina pork consortium makes export breakthrough

Set up less than two years ago, Argentina pork export consortium, Argenpork, has achieved a major breakthrough by reaching agreement to export frozen pig meat to Russia.

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Set up less than two years ago, Argenpork, the Argentinian pork export consortium, has reached an agreement to export frozen pig meat to Russia.

While domestic pork consumption has been increasing steadily, the members of the consortium identified as far back as October 2015 that the development of export markets would benefit the country’s economy and people as well as the sustainability of their own businesses, reports Semando Noticias.

Argenpork acknowledges the support and collaboration of the Argentine Association of Pig Producers, the National Food Safety and Quality Service (SENASA), the Ministry of Agribusiness and the National Foreign Trade Commission. Members of the consortium are Aceitera General Deheza S.A., Bravestar S.A. Cabin, Argentina (Pacuca S.A.), Jorge Buffa, Fennel S.A., INGACOT S.A., Isowean S.A., Porcomagro S.R.L., Santa Fe Agro S.A., Saraelal S.A., Vidra S.A. and Yvate S.A.

The consortium says it is developing further export markets for its pig meat.

The strong growth of Argentina’s pork sector is supported by official figures from the statistics group of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOstat. Pig meat production has increased steadily from almost 280,000 metric tons in 2010 to more than 440,000 metric tons in 2014, the most recent year for which these data have been published.

Prospects for Argentinian pork production, exports

Growth in per-capita pork consumption in Argentina is forecast to continue over the next decade, albeit at a slower rate than in recent years, according to OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026. Over the forecast period, domestic pork production is expected to increase by almost 90,000 metric tons (mt; carcass weight equivalent) – a modest rise compared with those predicted for the country’s beef (584,000 mt) and poultry meat (317,000 mt) sectors.

Global pork production is forecast to continue to expand over the coming 10 years, but also at a slower pace, according to the OECD-FAO report. With Chinese production expected to rebound over this period, and strong growth in output expected in established exporters such as the U.S., Russia, Brazil and Vietnam, the window of opportunity may be closing for Argentina to increase further its pig meat trade with China.

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