The Costa Rican Chamber of Pork Producers Association (CAPORC) and Mercolleida have signed this Monday, November 13, a letter of understanding to establish a market information system and be able to set a reference price for pork that reflects the reality of the market Costa Rican. As an honorary witness, the Vice Minister of Agriculture of Costa Rica, Fernando Vargas, has also signed.
According to a statement from Mercolleida, the creation of a board of operators is planned to allow the exchange of information for the reference of quotes, as well as to generate data on the pork sector with data on animals slaughtered by slaughterhouses, number of animals sold by the producer. or medium weights. In addition, information inputs such as bulletins and statistics will be generated.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock participated in the signing of the letter of understanding. Vice Minister Fernando Vargas, who participated as an honorary witness, stated “the signing of this mutual agreement will generate an instrument in Costa Rica that allows the management of markets as an alternative to give confidence to both producers and industrialists and marketers of beef. pig·.
“To the extent that there is fair marketing for all parties, the entire chain will benefit. It is expected that it will be the beginning of a successful relationship, which in turn will be an example for other sectors,” Vargas added.
The president of CAPORC, Luis Diego Rojas, considers the agreement a historic milestone for the pork sector. “We are proud to be an example for other markets and industries,” he said. "We are convinced," he added, "that through the work path that we began with this firm, we will generate experience and lessons learned that can be extrapolated to other sectors, resulting in a contribution to the country," he said.
For his part, Miquel Àngel Bergés, general director of Mercolleida, stated that it will be an enriching experience for the generation of new markets and their adaptation in the Latin American region, considering the particularities of each country.
For Bergés, the agreement is also an important recognition of the work carried out for years at the Lleida market, which reflects the high degree of professionalization of the Spanish pork sector.
This signature accelerates the process that has already been outlined with the actors in the chain: producers, industrialists and distributors. CAPORC and Mercolleida have collaborated in the study of the main parameters of the Costa Rican pork market since 2021, this work now bearing fruit in the signing of the letter of understanding that ratifies the mutual interest in the project. It is the first time that Mercolleida “exports” its market model to another country.
To do this, according to the auction, the system of Spanish parameters must be adapted to the reality and peculiarities of the Costa Rican market and create flows of trust to agree on the participation of all links in the Costa Rican pork chain. Mercolleida already has users in Central and South America.
