Only 6% of turkeys consumed at Christmas are raised in Mexico

Although turkey, also known as guajolote, is native to Mexico and the United States, its consumption in our country is one of the lowest. Per capita consumption is barely 1.25 kilograms, 90 percent is consumed during the Christmas season, but only six percent of those birds that reach our tables are raised in Mexico and the rest come from the United States, Brazil, Chile and Canada, mainly. In a statement, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) noted that, in contrast, chicken consumption per inhabitant per year is approximately 33 kilos, according to the National Union of Poultry Farmers. “Over time, turkey consumption has been seasonal in our country, as in the United States, since it is on Thanksgiving Day when it is most prepared, although the annual consumption per inhabitant in the United States is 7.2 kilos,” explained Jorge Miguel Iriarte, coordinator of the Center for Teaching, Research and Extension in Poultry Production (CEIEPAv), of the Faculty of ...