Source: SIAP — Calculations by Economics and Market Intelligence Department 333 Latin America
Pork production for the month of December reached 162,908 tons (t).
Although the December volume was the highest recorded in 2022 and represented an increase of 4.3% compared to the month prior, it represented a decrease of 0.2% compared to December 2021.
The annual total indicates a growth of 2.6%, with production going from 1,686,802 t in 2021 to 1,730,319 t in 2022, reaching 99.6% of the 1,736,636 t expected for the year.
Regarding the other animal proteins, poultry meat production was the fastest growing in 2022 with 3.3%, followed by pork (2.6%), and beef (2.3%).
Undoubtedly, the results for 2022 were very positive for the swine industry, taking into account that the participation of pork volume (22.5%) is the lowest among the total production of the 3 evaluated proteins (7,688,581 t).
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