| Abstrakt: |
Cattle production in Mexico is one of the main activities of the agriculture and livestock sector. The production, commercialization and fattening of steers that are sold for slaughtering represents an extended practice in rural communities, while changes in demographics and consumption habits in the population have an important demand for beef. The objective of this study was to characterize the links and identify the points of origin of production (cow-calf system), stockpiling, trading, fattening and sacrifice that make up the supply chain of cattle produced in the northern zone of the state of Veracruz, which supplies the demand for beef in the Metropolitan Area of the Mexican Valley. The methodology used was the design and application of semi-structured surveys with 180 young bull producers in 5 municipalities of the Huasteca Veracruzana region; 50 fatteners in the state of Hidalgo an in eastern State of Mexico; 2 Livestock Services Providers (Prestadores de Servicios Ganaderos, PSG); and 2 persons who introduce them to the slaughterhouses. A descriptive characterization of the supply chain was made with the information obtained. It was found that the main consumption center of meat obtained from the young bulls produced in the northern zone of Veracruz is Mexico City and State of Mexico; the animals produced in the Huasteca Veracruzana region are fattened in Hidalgo (Atotonilco el Grande, Ixmiquilpan and Metztitlan) and the eastern zone of State of Mexico (Otumba, Tepetlaoxtoc and Texcoco), where they are fattened, slaughtered, dressed, packaged, distributed and sold at retail to the final consumer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
