Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Fourth Quarterly Outlook for World Meat Production and Trade in 1978
Pasture conditions in Central America are excellent because of near-record rainfall. The rainy season brought more rain thisyear than during the same period in any of the last 3 years. As a result, better quality animals with slightly higher weights, should be coming to market in the next several months.
Pasture conditions in Guatemala are so good that cattle buyers are having a hard time convincing ranchers to sell their animals. This condition has created a shortage of slaughter animals, forcing packing houses to bid higher in order not to stop production. As a result, Honduras shipped an estimated head to Guatemala during the second quarter of this year, a record level.
The United States continues to be the traditional market for beef exports from the Central American countries. As of September 2, the Central American countries had filled 52 percent of their us. Restraint level. Costa Rica, Haiti, Honduras, and Nicaragua have shipped over 60 percent of their totals, the others less than 40 percent. To date, the Dominican Republic has not shipped any beef to the United States because an export ban is still in effect and may not be lifted. With the outbreak of African Swine Fever (asf) the demand for beef has increased as con sumers refuse to purchase pork.
Central American exports of beef to the United States are expected to increase in the fall, when seasonally heavier slaughter occurs. Coupled with attractive u.s. Prices for imported boneless beef in 1978, this should assure that the Central American countries will attempt to fill their levels. However, the larger u.s. Allocation of June 8 and the export ban in the Dominican Republic may cause some of these countries to fall short. Total beef exports from the area in 1978 are forecast at tons, a 22 percent increase over the much reduced 1977 level. Of this, tons may go to Venezuela and other Caribbean countries.
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