Queretaro, Qro. The volume of livestock production in the state had marginal annual growth during 2021, due to the fact that it hovered around single-digit variations in some branches and even decreased the general production of carcass meat, according to records of the Agricultural Food and Fisheries Information System ( SIAP).
Carcass meat production added a volume of 435 366 tons from January to December 2021, a figure that experienced a decrease of 1.6% compared to 442 324 tons in the same period of 2020.
This decrease was motivated by the production of poultry (chicken), which reached a volume of 371 332 tons during 2021, ie a decrease of 2.3% compared to the 380 032 tons of 2020.
Poultry production in 2021 represented 85.3% of the total carcass meat production in the state, therefore it is the main contributor in this aspect. The rest of the varieties of meat had growth of only one figure.
However, egg production reached 20 170 tons in 2021, a figure that had an increase of only 3% compared to 2020 when it amounted to 19 589 tons.
Honey production had one of the most significant decreases, as 42 tonnes were produced last year, a decrease of 46.8% compared to 79 in 2020.
The livestock sector experienced an increase in production costs in 2021, mainly motivated by the increase in the cost of inputs, including maize, a situation that reduced the production capacity of the sector.
According to the president of the Querétaro Regional Livestock Union, Alejandro Ugalde Tinoco, producers were at constant risk due to the increase in costs and the low profits they received.
Added to these effects, the union president explained, are the cuts in federal support programs, in addition to the fact that most are small producers who have less than 10 head of cattle.
Primary activities
In the period January-June 2021, the primary activities of the state decreased by 3.6%, compared to the same period of the previous year, which was the only segment with a decrease, as secondary and tertiary activities grew in those periods , exposes the quarterly indicator. of the State Economic Activity (ITAEE).
However, the same indicator emphasizes that primary activities grew by 10.1% in 2020, in that year they were the only ones with growth compared to the decrease in secondary and tertiary activities, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the results of the Gross Domestic Product (BIE) of 2020, the growth of 5.9% of primary activities placed the state in the fourth step among the entities with the highest growth of these activities, as it is above the national percentage variation is located. was 0.3% in that year, the reports of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) reveal.
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx