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 Given the economic plight of Argentina, with high inflation, currency controls and export taxes, the broiler industry in that nation is focused on the domestic market. Due to the high price of beef and pork, poultry is the principal animal protein with consumption estimated at 51 kg. (112 lbs.) per capita, assuming a population of 46 million in 2025.
USDA-FAS (GAIN Report AR 2024-14) projected 2025 broiler production to be 2.545 million metric tons (5,599 million lbs.). Of this total, seven percent or 180,000 metric tons will be exported mainly in the form of whole birds weighing from 2.0 to 2.5 lbs. to markets including Chile, the E.U. and as an aspiration, even China.
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