Chicken meat: Brazilian participation in imports from Mexico

Data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) point out that in 2021 Brazil met about 9% of chicken meat imports from Mexico, against 88% from the US and 3% from Chile (in this case, mainly turkey meat). Applying these indices to the total Mexican imports indicated by the USDA for 2021 – 917 thousand tons – we arrive at the volumes indicated in the graph below, on the right. It should be noted, however, that the total exported by Brazil to Mexico last year approached 104 thousand tons, 550% more than in 2020. By way of comparison, the graph also shows (above, on the left) the number of establishments authorized by the Mexican health authorities to export to that market. The Brazilian presence (66 establishments, 4% of the total) is, as can be seen, immeasurably smaller than the North American one. However, despite the mentioned minority, in 2022 Brazilian exports should increase their share of Mexican imports. And the USDA itself recognizes this fact, noting that between ...