Uruguay imports most of its pork for domestic consumption, and in Rio Grande do Sul production plants have already closed due to floods that also make transportation difficult.
The floods in Brazil could generate shortages and increased prices for pork in Uruguay.
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The catastrophic floods in southern Brazil They also have consequences in Uruguay, even beyond the purely climatic issues that keep hundreds of people displaced from their homes by the floods. In that sense, one of the aspects that is beginning to worry among producers is the possible shortage of Pork Meat in the domestic market and, therefore, its eventual price increase, considering that a large part of this product is imported from the northern country.
From the Union of Meat Sellers (UVC) They are already working with a possible scenario in which the domestic market has less pork due to the effects of the serious floods in Rio Grande do Sulmainly, generated in the production plants of that product, which is one of the most consumed locally, and which Uruguay imports at least 80% of the market share.
The parallel concern is that, along with the shortage, there will also come a price increase at the lowest offer.
While the effects at the local level would not be immediate, they could eventually hit should problems in Brazil They last for several weeks. Something that, according to experts, is completely possible, as the floods could last for at least two months; and it would take even longer to normalize production.
According to the president of the UVC, Heber Falero, “It is very possible that during this month there will be a shortage, mainly of pork and also of some pulps that arrive from the northern country at competitive prices.”
To counteract this situation, meat sellers launched two promotions on beef cuts.
Alert for pork and chicken
According to the director of Abasto Santa Clara, Jorge Lópezthe most worrying situation is linked to chicken and pork.
“A lot of cattle died, food was lost and now meat is missing. In addition, the arrival is very slow, with trucks stuck. My biggest concern is for the future and that this situation will lead to an increase in prices,” the executive said in dialogue with Montevideo Portal. Along these lines, López reported that the majority of the pork supply sold in the country is of Brazilian origin; and that from the northern country they are already offering shipments at a higher price due to the impossibility situation in the transport of the product.
For its part, since CUPRA confirmed to Ambit that it is still early to take stock of the effects that the floods in Brazil may have on the poultry meat market in the country. “Anyway, in Uruguay the chicken meat Imported represents less than 5% of consumption and local plants have full capacity to satisfy local demand, because they also have idle capacity and the possibility of increasing production,” they explained.
Source: Ambito
