The hen and meat sellers on the La Terminal market and the Guatemalan Meat Distributors Guild introduced that on Monday, June 3, they acquired imported hen at costs of between Q15 and Q30 per field (40 kilos). In the meantime, nationwide hen would have had a rise of Q2 per pound in Might.
The rise within the worth of the nationwide product was confirmed by the Diaco based on data disclosed in a bulletin on the weekly monitoring of the merchandise of the Fundamental Meals Basket (CBA) carried out from Might 27 to 31, stating that it was recognized that the pound of nationwide hen, white and yellow, had a rise of as much as Q2 within the final month.
And the entity added that there was no proof of a rise within the worth of a pound of imported hen, though this monitoring doesn’t embrace Monday, June 3, when sellers reported will increase within the product they bought. When consulted, Diaco spokesperson Carlos Vásquez mentioned that that is the institutional place and that the final monitoring didn’t present will increase in imported hen.
Édgar Méndez, president of the aforementioned union, mentioned that on Monday, suppliers utilized a pointy enhance to the worth of imported hen, so it’s hoped that it isn’t hypothesis. “They’ve informed us that it’s Q20 or Q30 extra per field” and that’s going to have a powerful affect on the financial system of the ultimate client, added the supervisor.
He mentioned that they haven’t handed on these prices to the buyer, but when the rise rises once more or is maintained over time, they should go it on, though some sellers indicated that they’re already making use of it.
“The (40-pound) field of imported hen has been between Q210 and Q215; In the meanwhile they haven’t transferred the rise to the ultimate client and we hope that this enhance is short-term,” mentioned Méndez.
Local weather issues
When consulted, María Del Rosario de Falla, president of the Nationwide Affiliation of Poultry Farmers of Guatemala (Anavi), indicated that in relation to the reported enhance of Q2 per pound within the worth of nationwide white and yellow hen in Might, the producers related to this group report that this enhance might possibly be associated to the rise within the worldwide worth of imported frozen hen legs, which have grow to be considerably dearer because of a rise in demand in america market.
However as well as, native producers have raised a median of Q0.25 cents per pound in a single yr, because of a number of elements: delays in unloading on the port, affecting the price of uncooked supplies; enhance in freight because of issues within the Panama Canal; and enhance within the minimal wage, aside from the rise in electrical power. He warned that will increase in imported and home merchandise shouldn’t be confused.
Relating to the impact on poultry farming because of the excessive temperatures which have been recorded, the president of Anavi defined that the warmth waves have considerably affected the northeastern and southwestern areas of Guatemala, inflicting a rise of as much as 12% within the mortality of the birds.
Nonetheless, he mentioned that at a basic stage, the rise in mortality is 2%, as a result of within the highlands and the central plateau many firms have expertise to control the temperature within the galleys. Subsequently, the rise in temperature mustn’t have an effect on the availability of the product.
Monitoring
When requesting detailed data on worth conduct by product from Diaco, it was indicated that they needed to work on the data tables they usually solely have one individual to systematize this data.
Relating to the each day monitoring carried out on June 4 on the La Terminal Market by the Ministry of Agriculture (Maga), the pound of entire hen with out giblets (wholesale worth) seems at Q13.50, reflecting stability between April, Might and June . Whereas in January it was at Q13.62 and in February and March at Q13.75 based on the month-to-month common. Within the case of the retail worth, in April it was Q14 per pound and Might and the start of June haven’t but been up to date.
As for hen imported by the piece, the 40-pound field was reported at Q227.50 in January, it reached Q230 in February and March; It fell to Q224.52 in April and Q221.60 in Might. There isn’t any each day report for this as of June, so if the Q20 enhance talked regarding is utilized to the dispensers, the money would attain Q241. For the retailer, a pound of imported hen in items is Q7.50.
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