Argentine poultry industry suffering losses
ARGENTINA - Slaughter, exports and per capita consumption of poultry meat continues to decline
23 August 2018
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By: According to a report from eFarmNEws, slaughter statistics are down 4.7 percent, exports by 16.5 percent and per capita consumption reduced to 42.2kg per year.
It's owing to an increase in feed prices, higher costs for energy and labour that demand declined during the first half of 2018, stated the report.
BRF, the Brazilian poultry giant, has been facing turmoil this year as its recent fraudulent activities were exposed, leading to the EU placing a ban on imports from the country.
Ryan Johnson
Ryan worked in conservation from 2008 to 2017, during which time he operated a rainbow trout hatchery and helped to maintain public and protected green spaces in Canada for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. As editor of The Poultry Site, he now writes about challenges and opportunities in agriculture across the globe.
