Mexico: Superpeso and the implementation of the Anti-Inflation Package boost imports of beef, pork, and chicken

The strength of the Mexican peso and the implementation of the Anti-Inflation Package (PACIC) are having a profound impact on the meat import market in Mexico, generating notable double-digit growth in poultry, beef and pork purchases. According to data provided by the Agricultural Market Consulting Group (GCMA), during the first seven months of the current year, beef imports experienced an increase of 18 percent in volume, compared to the same period of the year. former. The figures reveal that Mexico imported 88 tons of meat from Argentina, 119 tons from Brazil, 64 tons from Uruguay and 77 tons from Chile in this period. On the other hand, pork imports rose 3.5 percent annually, reaching a record of almost 902 thousand tons. During these seven months, Mexico imported 13,000 tons of pork from Chile and 6,525 tons from Brazil. Chicken meat also reached record figures in imports, reaching 563 thousand tons, which represents an increase of 13.2 percent annually. This increase was ...