Bird fever in the United States pushs up to 43% of chicken prices in Mexico

Poultry prices in Mexico are rising as the Avian influenza explosion continues to be a pathogen in the United States.

Usually called bird fever, there is a virus Poultry manufacturers forced about 160 million chickens to be murdered In the United States since the onset of 2022, it has created stress in distribution and increased prices for consumers at home and abroad.

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– Mexico, how are we going? (Mexexicocomovamos) February 8, 2025

Approximately One-fifth of the fifth of Mexico’s poultry delivery (21-22%) Imported from the United States and Brazil (only 16% of Brazil’s annual poultry imports are calculated). In the last year, the price of poultry has risen to 43% in some areas, while egg prices have increased by 27%, according to data from the National Poultry Farmers’ Association.

As for the Mexican families, the average price of a full chicken in a public market rose from 52.60 Bessos (US $ 2.57) to 75.20 (US $ 3.57) in February 2025.

In the meantime, the most popular type of eggs in Mexico – in February 2024, from 51.20 pesos per kg (US $ 2.50), 59.50 (US $ 2.90) in February 2025.

In the northern city of Monteri, Newo Lion, the price of poultry increased by an average of 18.84% in the first half of February. The data of the National Geological and Statistical Institute (INEGI), published by newspaper reform, revealed that the rise continues for five months after the rise of poultry prices.

Reform also said that this is the highest price hike registered by InEGI for a two -week period from June 2021.

“This is a luxury of eating chicken,” said Dona Michela, the city’s housewife in Mexico, reduced the consumption of eggs, said at the news station. Chronic“I now cook an egg in two tortillas. Sometimes even three (tortillas) are filled with them.”

Mexican is severely attacking families because Mexico is the world’s largest eggs. According to the Agricultural Markets Advisory Committee (GCMA), Mexican Eat an average of 23 kg of eggs each year. This means that, as a whole, more than 130 million eggs per day in Mexico.

As for the chicken, Mexico is the fifth big consumer Polo In the world, an average of 33.5 kg per year. That means Mexican eats 5 million tonnes of chicken each year.

Poultry prices are also weighed Inflation rate in Mexico.

City Mexico’s researchers expect inflation to be 3.81% in February and expect to reach 3.83% by the end of this year. So far, researchers have blamed the higher inflation for the hike in the price of livestock products, including eggs (15.17%), poultry (13.03%) and pork (12.42%).

Chicken and eggs are part of Mexico Package Against Inflation and Expenditure (Basic)By 2022, an attempt was established to control the cost and control of 24 essential commodities among the central government, producers, distributors and marketers.

With reports from Reform And Lateral