The USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Annual Report on the broiler industry in Mexico was released as MX 2022-0045 on September 6th. It is anticipated that production in 2023 will increase by 2.6 percent from 3.9 million metric tons to 4.0 million metric tons. Imports will increase by 20,000 metric tons to 950,000 metric tons, representing 19.2 percent of availability. Exports are negligible at 8,000 metric tons. Assuming a population of 132 million, per capita consumption will be 77.4 lbs.
The U.S. supplied 88 percent of 2021 imports followed by Brazil at 9 percent and Chile at 3 percent. In contrast, in 2020 the U.S. supplied 
95.0 percent of imports with Brazil at 1 percent and Chile at 4 percent. Imports from the U.S. in 2021 comprised 44 percent leg quarters, 29 percent MDM, 17 percent added-value and 10 percent breasts. In contrast, Brazil supplied 45 percent of their exports to Mexico as breasts, 38 percent MDM and 17 percent wings.
Of the projected 2022 exports amounting to 7,000 metric tons, 57 percent is destined for the U.S. with 30 percent to Central America. The bulk (69 percent) of exporters will be as sausages and cold cuts with 6 percent added value. At this time, the states of Sonora, Yucatan, Campeche and Quintana are recognized as free of HPAI.
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