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    China's rising demand boosts Costa Rica's cattle stock by 26% in seven years

    • Last Update: 2022-12-30
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    According to the National Agricultural Survey of Costa Rica's National Statistics and Census Service, the Costa Rican cattle population reached 1,621,727 in 2021, an increase of nearly 350,000 head or 26%
    over 2014, according to the Costa Rican newspaper Nationale reported on November 16.
     
    Obando, chairman of the Colombian livestock company, said that the increase in cattle stock is mainly due to the increase
    in Chinese demand for Costa Rican beef.
    Since 2014, Costa Rica's beef exports to China have maintained an increase in one of the reasons, which is due to the smooth entry into force of the China-Colombia Free Trade Agreement in 2011.
    Second, due to the tight supply of pork in China, more people are beginning to choose other meats such as beef; Third, China's economy has gradually recovered after the epidemic, and China's economy will grow by 8.
    1%
    in 2021.
    China is the fastest-growing destination for Costa Rican beef exports, with Colombia's beef exports to China nearly tenfold from 2014 to 2021, with an average annual increase of 19,388 tons
    .
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