Mexico: Slight decrease in first-quarter pork imports
The average price per ton of imported product was 1.4% higher than the average in the first quarter of 2023.
International pork trade in the first quarter of 2024, annual variations. Prepared by 333 Latin America with data from Grupo Consultor de Mercados Agrícolas (GCMA).
Exports
- First-quarter pork exports increased 1.5% over the same period in 2023, from 49,574 to 50,311 tons.
- Export value increased by 5.8% (USD 206.6 million) and the average export price was USD 4106/t.
Imports
- At the end of the first quarter, pork imports reached 398,958 tons, a decrease of 0.7% compared to the same period in 2023.
- The total import value reached USD 785.7 million, resulting in an implicit price of USD 1969/t, an increase of 1.4% compared to the average in the first quarter of 2023 (USD 1943/t).
- In the first quarter, 908 tons were imported from Brazil.