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In 2025, pork production reached a new all-time high, consolidating the sector's growth compared to the previous year. At the same time, international trade maintained its characteristic trend of recent years, with a marked increase in imports and a reduction in exports. In general terms, the balance between supply and demand reflected an apparent consumption in continuous increase, reinforcing the expansion dynamics of the pork market in Mexico.
Graph 1: Results and balance of the key variables of Mexican pork production in 2025.
Elaborated by the Department of Economics and Sustainability, Pig 333 Latin America with data from SIAP and GCMA.
Graph 1: Results and balance of the key variables of Mexican pork production in 2025.
Solid growth: In 2025, pork production totaled 1,920,376 ton, which represent 6.0% growth compared to 2024.
Protein comparison: The accumulated growth rate of pork production (6.0%) was higher that beef (1.1%) and poultry (4.1%).
Regional concentration: More than 70% of production was concentrated in the states of Jalisco (23.5%), Sonora (16.3%), Yucatan (12.7%), Puebla (10.3%), and Veracruz (8.8%), demonstrating the strength of these regions in the industry.
Record monthly production: Specifically in December, 187,455 ton were recorded, which means an increase of 9.6% compared to the same month of the previous year and 9.7% compared to last November.
Import record: Pork imports in 2025 totaled 1,918,211 ton, which represents an increase of 10.7% compared to 2024. The total imported value reached USD 4,824 million, reflecting an increase of 27.0% compared to 2024, with an implicit price of USD 2,515/ton.
Main suppliers: The United States and Canada led as the main suppliers, with shares of 77.5% and 16.3%, respectively. In third place was Brazil with 217,526 ton and a 76.8% year-on-year growth.
Export challenges: At the close of 2025, pork exports fell 10.4% compared to 2024, going from 188,629 ton to 169,014 ton. The exported value (USD 772 million) decreased 6.7%, and the average export price was approximately USD 4,570/ton.
Key destinations: Japan and the United States were the main export destinations, with shares of 65.0% and 25.0%, respectively.
Trade balance: The pork sector trade balance in 2025 resulted in a deficit of USD 4,051.7 million.
Increasing apparent consumption: Apparent consumption in 2025 reached 3,669,573 ton, which represents an increase of 9.3% compared to 2024, and whose composition remained at 48% domestic product, while the remaining 52% corresponded to imports.
Per capita consumption: According to OPORMEX, per capita consumption in Mexico in 2025 was 23.5 kg/person.
Price dynamics: Regarding producer prices, the national average as of the last week of December (MXN 45.9/kg) showed a 4.0% annual decrease, while consumer pork prices, as of December, showed an annual variation of 4.6%.
March 2026/ Department of Economics and Sustainability, Pig 333 Latin America. SIAP https://www.gob.mx/siap | GCMA https://gcma.com.mx/ | OPORMEX https://opormex.org.mx/
