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Cheap live cattle exports hurt Nicaraguan slaughter stats

12/06/2013
Nicaragua’s cattle slaughter fell by more than 15% in 2012 compared to the previous year to reach a level of 774,00 head. The Central American country’s meat exporters’ association, Canicarne, have responded to the news by explaining that their processing plants are currently running at only 45% capacity.

Canicarne’s president, Juan Sebastián Chamorro, blamed the fall in available cattle on irregular exports of live cattle to Guatemala and Honduras.

Mr Chamorro claimed that cattle were leaving the country for Guatemala and Honduras for unfair prices of around $250 per head, while exports also go to Venezuela and Mexico for a much fairer price of between $750 and $1,000 per head. He also said that buyers in Guatemala and Honduras were avoiding paying tax on cattle imports from Nicaragua.

“We’ve been complaining about this situation to the Nicaraguan government since 2009 but we haven’t had any response,” Mr Chamorro told local media.



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