The Minister of Agriculture, Limber Cruz Lopez, On Friday, the Dominican Republic provided peace of mind by ensuring that there will be no shortage of chicken for the Christmas holidays.
In the middle of the concerns In order to ensure the supply of this key food on tables during the Christmas season, the minister highlighted the government’s efforts to guarantee supply.
“We always plan well,” said Cruz Lopez, referring to a reserve of approximately 8 million pounds of frozen chicken.
In addition, the minister reported that the government has developed a plan in conjunction with national producers to ensure that, between now and December, production is sufficient to cover the demand.
“If they are not capable of producing what they say, we have also opened the door for them to import what is missing,” said Cruz López.
The government’s commitment is clear: “you cannot play with the consumer or the supply of food“, he said.
The administration guarantees that there will be enough food for everyone, reiterating that “there is a real supply in the Dominican Republic.”
“The Dominican Republic “It is full of food and prepared to face any eventuality in supply,” said the minister.
Current situation of meat in the DR
Cruz López, announced that the sector poultry of the country is in the “final phase of recovery.”
In a recent conversation with the president of the Dominican Association of Poultry Farmers, Jochy PolancoThe official said that “we are already crossing the river,” referring to the significant progress made after the challenges that chicken production has faced.
The minister also stressed that although projections are sometimes criticised for not being met exactly on time, “agriculture is not mathematics.”
He explained that the sector is subject to a number of unpredictable factors, especially the weather, which has a crucial influence on production.
“Sometimes we say that something is going to happen in 15, 20 or 30 days, but this is not adding 2 + 2,” he stressed.
One of the main challenges has been the impact of higher than average temperatures, which affected chicken production.
“Look what happened with the chicken, the temperature was higher than all the previous ones,” said Cruz López.
Despite these challenges, the government and producers have made significant progress in the recovery of the sector, and it is expected that the supply of chicken on the market will soon be completely normalized.
