Brazilian chicken, pork, turkey, and duck meat increased their market share in Mexico in 2025, with double-digit growth rates.
First, Brazilian chicken meat exports grew at a year-over-year rate of 15.0%, reaching 244,391 metric tons.
Showing even stronger momentum, Brazilian pork exports to Mexico increased by 79.0%, reaching 76,730 metric tons.
Brazilian meat
“Brazil has production capacity at a lower cost,” noted Ricardo Santin, president of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). The country’s comparative advantages range from abundant water resources and corn and soybean crops to a vast expanse of arable land free of snow year-round, as well as a favorable climate and topography.
Speaking at the 2026 International Animal Protein Expo (SIAVS) in São Paulo, Santin also highlighted Brazil’s technological advancements.
“Through a close partnership between universities, research institutes, and the food industry, Brazil has consistently funded technological innovation projects,” Santin added.
Furthermore, in 2025, Brazil exported 18,286 metric tons of turkey meat to Mexico (+85.2% year-over-year) and 118 metric tons of duck meat and other poultry to that same market (+62.1% year-over-year).
Mexico’s importance as an export destination has grown. In 2025, it was Brazil’s top market for turkey meat, the fourth-largest for duck and other poultry meat, the sixth-largest for pork, and the seventh-largest for chicken, according to data from Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Trade.
Assessment of the agricultural sector
Low levels of domestic support, minimal price support, and limited protection confirm that Brazil is a competitive global exporter of agricultural products.
In particular, agricultural or rural credit at administered or preferential rates remains the main policy instrument for the sector. Likewise, agricultural zoning regulations link support to environmental sustainability.
These rules determine producers’ eligibility for two types of support:
- Credit programs with favorable terms.
- Insurance subsidy programs.
Export Agriculture
In recent decades, the labor productivity gap between agriculture and other sectors of the economy has narrowed dramatically, as the agricultural sector has experienced faster growth in labor productivity compared to other sectors.
Brazil has the fourth-largest agricultural area in the world, of which more than a quarter is arable. Brazilian agriculture is focused on crop production and exports.