Paraguay - Record beef exports achieved despite the pandemic.
15 January 2021
After one of its poorest beef export performances in 2019, when Paraguay only managed to export 32,000 tons of boneless beef, the country has bounced back in 2020 despite facing the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Natalia Díaz de Vivar, Doctor in Veterinary Sciences and Director of Abattoirs and Meat Packing Plants in Paraguay noted that by implementing the Protocol of Good Practices for COVID19 in the Refrigeration Industry, this has resulted in a record export figure in the middle of the pandemic.
Although the exact tonnage of boneless beef products exported was not specified by Dr. Diaz de Vivar, it is worth noting that Russia is Paraguay’s largest export market by far where up to 64,000 tons of beef have been shipped..