Argentine pork arrives in the Philippines for the first time

Argentina has formally entered the Philippine market for the first time, a recently opened and rapidly expanding destination, positioning itself as the world’s sixth largest importer of this product. This first shipment consists of pork offal not consumed in the Argentine market, thus generating a new opportunity for value and profit margins for Argentine producers. The operation was carried out by a leading national company, located in Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires province, from where the export to the Asian country began. The Philippines becomes the third market opened for the Argentine pork sector so far this year, joining the two recently opened in Paraguay (chilled offal and fresh/chilled boneless meat). In addition, other destinations for products from the same chain were added in 2024: European Union ...