Exportation of meat products from Brazil to Mexico: requirements and sanitary context

In the last six years, meat consumption in Mexico experienced growth of 18.9%, reaching 10.7 million tons in 2024; but, because national production has not kept pace, imports increased by 32.7%. During the Interactive Customs Seminar 2025, it was highlighted that the export of meat products to the Mexican market mainly comes from the United States, Brazil, and Canada. Ernesto Salazar, Manager of Economic Studies and Trade of the Mexican Council of Meat (COMECARNE) pointed out in a lecture that took place on October 28: “In 2024, there were 17 countries from which we acquired some meat product, the main one is the United States and here something important that occurred is that the imported volume from Brazil, which reached 291,000 tons, managed to surpass Canada, a country that traditionally held the second place.” Given the increase in imports from Brazil, it is worth delving into the requirements, the sanitary context, the economic and political situation that boosted this ...