Dominican Republic Leads Caribbean in Egg Exports

• The Dominican Republic has emerged as the Caribbean leader in proportional egg exports, dedicating 20.73% of its egg production, about 820 million units, to international trade, according to the Datos Productivos Latam 2024 report by the Latin American Egg Institute (ILH) and the Latin American Poultry Association (ALA).
• Pavel Concepción, president of the Dominican Poultry Association (ADA), emphasised that the country accounts for 45.77% of all Caribbean egg exports, outperforming larger Latin American economies.
• Additionally, the Dominican Republic boasts the lowest average egg price on the continent, just US$1.87 per dozen. This stands in stark contrast to prices in countries like the USA (US$4.95), Uruguay (US$5.55) and Chile (US$3.86). The affordability of eggs has spurred significant domestic consumption, with Dominicans consuming an average of 293 eggs per person annually, placing the country fifth in Latin America for per capita egg consumption.
• Concepción also highlighted the growth of the poultry industry, with current chicken production reaching 22.5 million birds per month, one million more than in 2024, fully meeting national demand with recognised quality standards.
• Looking ahead, the industry plans to invest more than RD$7Bn by 2025. Projects include a refrigeration plant with capacity for eight million pounds of chicken and an egg processing facility to produce liquid and powdered egg products for local and global markets. The ILH has recognised the Dominican Republic as a model in Latin America, noting its combination of high production, low prices, and strong consumption, where eggs represent just 1.76% of household spending.

(Source: Dominican Today)