To continue being a strategic partner for the Peruvian pork production industry, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) took part in the CIPORC International Congress organized by the Peruvian pork producer association, ASOPORCI, last week. This annual program is the main event of the pork production industry in Peru.
“Peruvian relevant pork producers largely attend this event,” said Carlos Maya, USGC regional consultant. “They believe in their association and are eager for training and learning, especially from outside experts.”
The event was divided into two segments: productivity, sanitary, biosecurity and genetics issues and a meat industry development workshop. The Council sponsored two speakers during the event, including Maya and Dr. Maria Celia Antognoli, African Swine Fever (ASF) deputy incident management team leader for the Dominican Republic.
During the meat industry development workshop, Maya provided attendees with tips on effective leadership in the industry. He emphasized the importance of focusing on trust and communication when facing future industry challenges in the region. Antognoli discussed the ASF situation in the Dominican Republic, helping attendees better understand how to manage it, reinforcing the need for biosecurity to reduce the risk of diseases like ASF.
“With Dr. Antognoli’s presentation, the public showed a lot of interest asking about biosecurity. Additionally, with the presentation on effective leadership, their main interest was on how to face impending industry challenges,” Maya said.
Attendees were also greatly interested in increasing carcass weight, a topic the Council has held workshops on in the past. The Council plans to host more seminars in the future to help improve producers’ profitability, increase pork production and promote grain exports to the region.
“Countries like Colombia and Peru, that import most of their grains, still show consistent expansion opportunities. Local consumption growth and less demanding regulations allow better projections for the near future and therefore growth in grains consumption,” Maya said.
About The U.S. Grains Council
The U.S. Grains Council develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and ethanol. With full-time presence in 28 locations, the Council operates programs in more than 50 countries and the European Union. The Council believes exports are vital to global economic development and to U.S. agriculture’s profitability. Detailed information about the Council and its programs is online at www.grains.org.