There will be enough pork and affordable prices during the high consumption period that represents Christmas, thanks to imports and despite the drop in production due to the impact of swine fever, already controlled, which forced the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of pigs on all farms in the country.
Since 2021, the import of fresh and frozen pork has skyrocketed, going from US$132.16 million imported to US$228.30 million in 2022, US$260.13 million in 2023, and US$219.24 in 2025.
The Minister of Agriculture, Limber Cruz, assured that the current swine fever is “well controlled”, and that this year’s production has been a little higher than the previous year.
“We have guarantees that the products that are most consumed at this time of year, especially chicken, pork, rice, potatoes, and also eggs, all those products we have guarantees,” the minister indicated.
“At the best of times we produced 70% of consumption,” the minister detailed, but did not offer data on the current situation.
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The statements were made at an event where the Ministry of Agriculture and the Agricultural Bank announced the launch of the Swine Biosecurity Investment Fund, amounting to US$10 million, to provide financing to increase health controls on pig farms and prevent diseases such as African swine fever (ASF), a virus that has become endemic in the country.
US$5 million dollars will be granted through the Agricultural Bank and another US$5 million in subsidized support from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS).
