Animal Feed Imports up 20%

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Animal Feed Imports up 20%

During the first six months of the year, countries in the region imported animal feed preparations for $254 million, 20% more than in the same period in 2017.

Friday, November 16, 2018

Figures from the information system on the Animal Feed Preparations Market in Central America, compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData:

Imports by country
In the first half of the year, the main importer of animal feed preparations in Central America was Honduras with $56 million, followed by Costa Rica with $52 million, Panama with $50 million, Guatemala with $42 million, Nicaragua with $29 million and El Salvador with $25 million.

Variation in regional imports
Between January to June 2017 and the same period in 2018, the imported volume of animal feed preparations registered an increase of 16%, rising from 177 thousand tons to 206 thousand tons. The imported value also grew considerably, from $212 million to $254 million.

For the periods in question, the value imported from Mexico increased 21%, growing from $36 million to $44 million.

Origin of imports
During the first six months of 2018, 24% of the value imported from Central America was from the U.S., 17% from Mexico, 5% from Peru, 2% from France and 2% from Ecuador.

 

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