Record high prices and quantities: How will Paraguay's meat industry progress further next year?

Published 2025년 12월 12일

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Core message: With a record $2.169 billion in beef exports for the first 11 months of this year and an estimated annual export volume exceeding 420,000 tons, Paraguay will have a good opportunity next year to solidify its position as a leading regional meat exporter. To maintain this growth momentum, the Paraguayan Meat Exporters Council (CPC) recently stated that the meat industry is focusing on three key areas: exploring new high-value markets, enhancing traceability and logistics efficiency, and accelerating the transition to more efficient and resilient production models.

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According to a report by Paraguay's National Newspaper on the 8th, in the first 11 months of this year, Paraguay's beef exports exceeded the 2 billion US dollar mark for the first time, reaching 2.169 billion US dollars, the highest on record. This figure represents an 18% increase over the same period last year, solidifying the meat industry's position as one of the most stable and enduring engines of national economic growth. This record was foreshadowed, as by October, beef exports for the year had already reached 1.869 billion US dollars, surpassing the total for the entire previous year, fully demonstrating that Paraguayan producers excel over most regional competitors in terms of output, quality, and stability. CPC Chairman Randy Ross Wiebe stated that these achievements are the result of years of public-private collaboration, sound health policies, and the industry's unwavering commitment to enhancing the competitiveness of Paraguayan meat. Paraguay's success is due to the ...

Source: Foodmate