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The indicators of the pork industry in 2025 reflect a significant increase in pig processing, which reached close to 700,000 head (hd); despite the fact that pork production recorded a slight decrease compared to the previous year. For its part, international trade was characterized by the absence of exports and a strong increase in imports, which largely contributed to the growth in consumption.
Graph 1: Results and balance of the key variables of the Panamanian pork industry in 2025. Analysis by the Department of Economics and Market Intelligence Pig333 Latin America with data from Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo – Panama (INEC) and ANAPOR
- Total pig processing in 2025 reached 696,268 hd, representing an increase of 5.3% compared to 2024.
- Specifically for December, 72,577 hd were processed, a record compared to Decembers of previous years, 8.7% higher than the same month of 2024 and 27.5% above last November.
- Around 59.0 % of the pig slaughter in December was concentrated in the Panama district (23.9%), Las Tablas (18.8 %) and Arraiján (16.3 %), which are also the most representative processing centers in the country.
- Pork production in 2025reached 58,427 ton (t), representing a slight decrease of 0.3% compared to 2024.
- Pork imports reached 32,828 t in 2025, representing a growth of 39.1% compared to 2024.
- Apparent consumption reached 91,255 t in 2025, representing an increase of 11.2% compared to 2024.
- Domestic production accounted for 64.0% of internal consumption in 2025, while the remaining 36% corresponded to imports.
- Per capita consumption was estimated at 20.86 kg/person in 2025.
March 2026/ Department of Economics and Market Intelligence Pig333 Latin America.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC) | https://www.inec.gob.pa/ | ANAPOR | https://www.anapor.org/
