Argentina's poultry production rises to meet demand

The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) post in Argentina forecasts 2025 chicken meat production at 2.545 million metric tons (MMT), according to a recent US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report. Poultry producers anticipate only slightly higher domestic demand. Difficult macroeconomic conditions in Argentina constrain additional growth. Production has risen to meet domestic demand. As beef prices rise amid the economic recession, consumers have turned to more poultry for their protein. More than 80% of the country’s chicken meat production is processed in 55 federally inspected plants. The remaining volume is produced at 40 additional plants that are regulated and restricted by provincial authorities for domestic sale only, with a small amount of on-farm and backyard production. Commercial broilers for the domestic market are slaughtered at 49–52 days at a carcass weight between 6–6.5 pounds while those for many export markets ...