Turkey meat supply in Peru will be 1,640,000 units on Christmas and New Year holidays, showing an increase of 1.2%

(Agraria.pe) For the Christmas and New Year holidays 2025, the turkey supply in Peru will be 1,640,000 units, which would mean an increase of 1.2%, compared to the 1,621,000 units reported for the celebrations of the previous year. This was reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), who indicated that said total, 1,610,000 units come from national production (concentrating 98% of the total) and 27,000 units come from imports (2% of the total) In addition, it was announced that, of the total turkey available for the Christmas and New Year campaign, it is projected that 1,330,000 units will be sold in corporate sales and through different supermarket chains as frozen whole processed turkey; While the remaining 314,000 units will be sold in poultry distribution centers as live turkey. The Midagri also reported that turkey production nationwide at the end of this year will reach 3,889,000 units, which represents a growth of 4.7% compared to the ...