Paraguay’s cattle population has shrunk by a million animals

The Paraguayan cattle population amounts to 13.2 million animals and has thus systematically shrunk by one million animals since 2014.

This is according to figures from the National Service for Animal Quality and Health (Senacsa).

According to the latest Senacsa report, released on Saturday (21st), the landlocked South American nation recorded a total of 333,700 tonnes of beef exports, surpassing the 326,698 tonnes exported for all of the previous year.

Shipments from January to December 2022 correspond to an increase of 2.09% compared to 2021.

In terms of foreign exchange earnings, beef exports in 2022 totaled UD$1.722 billion, up 7.16% from last season’s US$1.598 billion.

Exports of beef, offal and other animal products in 2022 reached the best figures in the past five years, bringing in more than US$2.197 billion to the livestock sector.

When it comes to the top export destinations for Paraguayan beef, Chile ranks first with 133,684 tons worth US$722 million.

In second place is Russia with a total of 61,886 tonnes valued at US$249 million, while in third place is Brazil with 39,357 tonnes valued at US$214 million.

With information from latinapress