The estimates come from cross-referencing data from United States Department of Agriculturethe World Health Organization (WHO) and the Rosario Stock Exchange (BCRA)which reveal that for the first time in the history of the Argentina More chicken was consumed than beef: in 2024, 49.3 kilograms per average inhabitant of poultry products were demanded, compared to 48.5 kilograms of bovine food.
This index represents the lowest level of beef consumption in the last 28 years according to the statistics of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Meats and Derivatives of the Argentine Republic (Ciccra). The gap in the figure is expressed if it is compared with the average consumption of the country between 1950 and 1980, when it reached 84 kilos per person.
Even so, and if the three main categories of meat (beef, poultry and pork) are added, the Argentina is the second country with the highest consumption globally, with 115 kilograms per capitacontinuing a historical tradition of the nation. It is only surpassed by the United States, whose average is 120 kilograms. The podium is closed by Australia, with 105 kilograms in 2024.
One more time, Argentina It was the first global consumer of beef per capita, registering 48.5 kilos per person on average. In 2024, they also had significant demand indices Uruguaywith 42.2 kilos, and Brazilwith 39.5 kilos.
Despite the growth in its consumption of chickens (49.3 kilos per person), our country did not manage to enter the podium of global poultry meat demand leaders, which is headed by Peru (56.4 kilos per capita). The other two main consumers are USA (53.6) and Australia (53.4)
For its part, the pork (pork) continues to be the global leader and Argentina preserves sustained growth in its consumption, managing to double it in the last twelve years: in 2024, 17.7 kilos on average per person. However, our country is far from the largest buyer of global pork, which is South Korea with 42.7 kilos per inhabitant, and occupies 19th place among the markets in this category.
Meat market: Argentina’s leading meatpackers
According to the records of the National Directorate of Agricultural Control, dependent on the Secretary of Agriculture of the Nation, During 2024, just over 13.9 million head were slaughtered and the Swift slaughterhouse ranked first with 494,089 head. For its part, Coto took second place with 470,014 head.
The key fact is that in 2024 Swift managed to take first place from Coto, who last year had established himself as the main slaughterer with around 457,000 head. This movement in the ranking would be closely related to the drop in consumption in the domestic market and the growth of exports, because Coto, although it exports, the core of its business is supplying its extensive network of supermarkets.
For its part, third place in the national ranking went to the Gorina meat processing plant with 410,107 heads. Specifically This company is also focused on exports and of a total of 50,000 tons per year that it produces, around 45,000 are destined for the foreign market.
Meanwhile, fourth place was in the hands of the Rioplatense meat processing plant with 365,485 heads. Unlike last year, the firm managed to climb one position, since last year it had ranked fifth. Furthermore, in 2023 the company was positioned second in the national ranking of slaughter by establishment, with 357,957 head.
In the foreign market, Rioplatense refrigerator sells frozen cooked meatchilled and frozen cuts to more than 50 destinations in the international market, among which the European Union, United States and China inter alia. For its part, in the distribution of the 2024/2025 Hilton Quota, it was one of the largest beneficiaries with a quota of 1,824 tons.
Meanwhile, andFifth place in the national ranking by slaughter user in 2024 went to the Arre Beef slaughterhouse with 305,853 heads. With national capital, led by the Borrell family, this company is also focused on the export market.
Source: Ambito
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