Mexico’s chicken output climbs amid strong demand - USDA FAS
Biosecurity gains, low input costs fuel growth
18 April 2025
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By: Mexico’s chicken meat production is forecast to rise 2% in 2025 to 4.1 million metric tons (MMT), driven by population growth and strong demand from households and the food service sector, according to a recent report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service in Mexico City.
As the world’s sixth-largest producer of chicken meat, Mexico supplies about 80% of its domestic demand. Over the past decade, national production has grown by more than 30%.
Improved hatchling survival rates—thanks to greater investments in biosecurity and feed storage—are expected to boost production. Producers also point to stable and relatively low input costs as key to their continued expansion plans.
However, challenges persist. Theft and extortion along the poultry supply chain remains a constraint. Despite this, strong domestic demand and favourable market conditions continue to push growth.
