The floods of Rio Grande do Sul, began to compromise the internal market of the Uruguayan meat which is still waiting for trucks of pork product that comes directly from the neighboring country.
Much of the pork comes from Brazil, so the climate catastrophe in the country compromised the exports of this product that has the domestic market in suspense. Uruguay imports 80% of this product’s market share.
In dialogue with Ambit, the president of the Union of Meat Sellers (UVC), Hebert Falero, He clarified that there is still product but that concern is growing as the roads continue not allowing trucks to pass.
“There is still product, but the trucks are not entering. If this continues, pork that has no substitute in the market may begin to become scarce. Uruguay”, he explained. “Since there is little supply in the market, it is possible that some product will rise, as normally happens with supply and demand,” she added.
On the other hand, he clarified that the case of beef is different. “With beef there is not so much of a problem because there is not much difference in price with Brazilian meat,” said Falero, although he did not rule out that it could suffer a small increase because the product from the neighboring country is a little cheaper than the Uruguayan
Uncertain future
The president of UVC ruled out that there has been any impact on the prices for the moment, although suppliers stressed that the merchandise is not arriving as it normally happens. “That can undoubtedly complicate because pork prices have a big difference between national and exported pork,” Falero explained.
Among the cuts that most concern its supply, because in Uruguay cannot be met with the square, they are the pork, mainly the bondiola, he carre and the sirloin. In this context, according to the president of UVC, the sector that could suffer the most from shortages are sausage shops that work with a lot of pork.
The fate of the supply and the value of the meat depends exclusively on whether the roads begin to clear after the floods that hit Brazil. “I heard that the water had started to go down on the roads. It all depends on whether it is resolved in Brazil the situation as soon as possible,” he commented.
Source: Ambito
