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U.S. Share of Angola Market Declining

09/15/2020

According to data released by the USDA-FAS in GAIN Report AO2020-0008, the U.S. supplied 38 percent of chicken imports into Angola during 2020 to date.  Reviewing data for the first seven months of 2020, Angola was ranked 11th as an importing nation with 44,945 metric tons or 2.2 percent of total exports.  The value of exports to Angola for the first seven months attained $35.4 million, or a 1.2 percent of total export value with a unit price of $788 per metric ton.  For the first seven months of 2020, exports to Angola declined by 52 percent in volume and 56 percent in value compared to the corresponding first seven months of 2019.

 

In reviewing the GAIN Report, domestic production of chicken meat in Angola has remained at 28 metric tons since 2019 and exports represent 90 percent of supply.  Based on a population of 32 million, per capita consumption on average is 16 pounds.  This is a misleading figure since a high proportion of the population is economically inactive and consumption is stratified by income level and is predominantly in urban areas. 

 

During mid-2018, the Government of Angola introduced the Production Support, Export Diversification and Import Substitution Program to encourage economic development and reduced dependence on oil production and exports.  It is questionable whether investment in domestic chicken production will occur given deficiencies in infrastructure, a high level of corruption, and a disinclination of foreign companies and banking institutions to become involved in the agricultural sector in Angola.


 
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