Mexico: Poultry and Products Semi-annual

Mexico's chicken meat production continues growing at an estimated 3 percent pace, reflecting a positive decade-long trend. Maintaining a steady zoo-sanitary status allows chicken producers to increase production, invest in newer technologies, and improve biosecurity measures. The industry's genetic pool continues to rely on mostly U.S. imports. Domestic producers have begun diversifying production chains into different facilities in different states to prevent disease outbreaks that could devastate flocks. Chicken meat and egg consumption is increasing more than expected, due largely in part to their affordability in an increasingly price-sensitive market. They also enjoy a growing reputation with Mexican consumers as healthier animal proteins compared to beef or pork. The United States remains the main supplier of chicken meat for Mexico. In 2020, U.S. market share could increase if Mexico does not renew the third-country tariff-rate quota that allowed Brazil to increase its market share since 2014.

Mexico: Poultry and Products Semi-annual