The Mexican Council of Meat (Comecarne) revealed that they are acquiring chicken, beef, pork and turkey meat in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Australia to stop an escalation of prices in meat foods in Mexico, which have been pressed by low production in the United States and the effects of a drought in the country.
“Comecarne’s partners for the table of meat Mexicans at affordable prices, as they seek to acquire meat at competitive prices in alternate Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina markets,” said Ernesto Salazar Castillo, manager of Economic Studies and Commerce of Comecarne.
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The purchase of meat Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina to deal with the irruptions of the traditional supply of the United States, he said.
The price climb has been observed as of this year in an accelerated way, which responds to several factors that are pondering, he said.
One of these factors was recorded in the United States, where there was a decrease in the production of turkey, chicken and pork, said the economist.
He added that beef in the United States in the first quarter. Hub a 0.9 percent decrease the production of beef, a drop of 11.7 percent in the turkey and a decrease of 1.2 per percent in the pig, said Ernesto Salazar Castillo.
“The availability to address the internal offer of the United States and subsequently attend the offer that goes to other countries, somehow leads to an increase in prices,” he said.
In Mexico, the problems caused by drought, which we will live in the late 2023 and 2024, have had an impact on meat prices, he said.
The economist indicated that chicken has had problems with avian flu and from May due to seasonality there is a rebound in demand, so prices increase.
The price of beef has an impulse of prices for the highest feeding costs, due to the restriction of cattle to the United States, as well as health inspections to the mobilization of the cattle impact costs.
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Aviar influenza in the United States decreased herd and turkey production, said Macarena Hernández, general director Mexican Council of Meat.
Mexico as a country is not a turkey producer, so it is imported from the United States and the fall in production begins to complicate prices, he explained.
The package against inflation and loud (PACIC) is an agreement and a tool of the Government of Claudia Sheinbaum to open other markets and have the meat supply we need, he said.
Today Brazil is the second supporter of meat and displaced Canada: “That means we are acquiring raw material from other countries to meet national demand and we see it positive,” concluded the general director of Comecarne.
