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The president of the National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa), José Carlos Martin Camperchioli, stated that Paraguayan beef is aiming to expand its presence in the Asian market. Given that Paraguay does not have diplomatic relations with China, all possible options are being sought to establish a presence for our country's flagship product.

Paraguay's meat production and export figures are very interesting to analyze and compare with those of other countries in the region, amid increased global interest in beef, where the United States is, once again and for a long time, the buyer setting the rules for the red protein trade. Between January and February, Paraguay's meatpacking plants processed approximately 422,000 cattle, a historic volume for each month, marking a 29.6% increase compared to the slaughter rate for the same months in 2024, a record year for beef production for the country. This trend went against the grain of Mercosur, given that the bloc minimally reduced slaughter, with a drop of 0.5% (more than 7.5 million cattle). According to Faxcarne data, Brazil saw a 2% reduction in slaughter (4.5 million heads in total), Argentina saw a 2.2% reduction (2.1 million), and Uruguay saw a 2.8% increase (409 cattle in total). Regarding these figures, Paraguay surpassed Uruguay's bimonthly activity, a feat it ...

Until last January, the European bloc accounted for 2% of all foreign sales of these products.