Panama’s opening to Brazilian poultry and pork exports expands opportunities in Central America

The Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) celebrated the announcement made today by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock regarding the opening of the Panamanian market to Brazilian chicken and pork. The Panamanian Food Agency – an agency of the Panamanian government equivalent to the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture – is responding to a sectoral request made to the Brazilian government, forwarded to the authorities of the Central American country in 2023, with a view to opening the market to pork and poultry products. A country with 4.4 million inhabitants and a large tourist flow, with one of the highest per capita consumption rates of chicken meat in Latin America – around 54 kilos per capita in 2023, according to the Instituto Latinoamericano del Pollo (ILP) – and with a per capita consumption of pork of 12.6 kilos, according to FAOSTAT – Panama is a market with significant external demand for products. In 2023, according to the United States Department of ...