Mexico meat consumption growth 2025, Digi Mart USA News: The Mexican Meat Council recently reported record figures showing that meat consumption in Mexico has grown for five consecutive years. The council attributes this increase directly to recent national wage improvements.
Según el reporte, the government’s various programs also helped raise household incomes. Dependence on foreign imports remains a highly relevant factor in the country’s meat supply.
Total consumption rose from 9,062,000 tons in 2020 to 11,549,000 tons in 2025, a cumulative increase of 27 percent nationally. Per capita consumption reached exactly 85.3 kilograms.
National production grew 17 percent to 8,740,000 tons, while imports rose 49 percent to 3,273,000 tons.
Ernesto Salazar said the rapid pace of growth slowed during 2026.
Pork consumption reached 3,753,000 tons in 2025, an increase of 54 percent. Chicken accounts for 45 percent of meat consumption in Mexico.
Poultry demand rose 18 percent to 5,181,000 tons consumed, while beef consumption rose from 1,946,000 to 2,337,000 tons. Industry executives attribute this trend to the successful Anti-Inflation Package, which the government used through special quotas to contain food price inflation.
For 2027, experts project higher retail prices: beef is expected to rise 6 percent, pork 4.8 percent, and chicken approximately 3.3 percent nationally. The United States is the main food supplier to Mexico, although Brazil is emerging as a strong alternative source for meat cuts.
Mexico produces only 56 percent of the pork it consumes domestically.
