Paraguay: Pork exports up 75% thanks to Taiwanese market

"We are seeing exponential growth, and if you go back two years, in September alone we were already exporting twice as much as before," Schaffrath said, referring to the pace of expansion of the sector.

In an interview with radio station 650 AM, the HEAD of the ACCP explained that Taiwan is currently the main market for Paraguayan pork. "More than 80% of our exports go to Taiwan; it largely determines our EXPORT volumes and prices . Taiwan is a market that pays well for the MEAT it buys  ," he stated.

The official recalled that opening the Taiwanese market "was a four-year process," and that today it represents a significant positive factor for domestic producers. Besides Taiwan, Paraguay exports pork to Uruguay, Georgia, and Brazil, although average prices in the Asian market are significantly higher.