There will be an increase of up to 20 percent in consumption and sales of turkey and pork, so supply is guaranteed in a safe and reliable manner, said Alonso Fernández Flores, president of the National Association of Federal Inspection Type Establishments (ANETIF). ).
“In December 2023 (and now) there was an increase in the consumption of pork and turkey by around 20 percent, while beef increased by 15 percent and chicken meat was 10 percent. “said the businessman.
In Mexico, he said, 197 thousand tons of beef, 164 thousand tons of pork, 341 thousand tons of chicken meat and 2 thousand tons of turkey were produced, of the latter, to cover national consumption, the import of 88 percent of the total consumed in our country.
“This end of the year we estimate that the consumption of turkey and pork meat will be in the same numbers as last year, despite inflationary indices, consumers are making an effort to purchase this type of protein to celebrate the holidays,” he pointed out.
The manager added that with data from the weekly monitoring of prices of meat products, it was observed that in the first week of December, compared to the last week of November 2024.
“The price of pork loin had a decrease of 3 percent, the pork chop had no variation, the beef tenth fell 2.9 percent, the chicken breast reduced its price by 1.8 percent, as well as the leg and thigh of chicken fell 4.9 percent. The beef chop increased 1.3 percent,” he reported.
“This year we are prepared to continue meeting the hygiene and safety requirements in meat products for national and international consumption, with the certification of 10 new TIF establishments in the country, reaching a total of 440 establishments with said health and safety certification. ”, estimated Fernández Flores.
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