Chile: Beef production falls 7.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025
According to the latest Fairs and Slaughterhouses bulletin released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), beef carcass production decreased by 7.4% year-on-year between October and December 2025, falling to 46,185 tons. This decline was driven by an 8.7% drop in cattle slaughter, which accounted for 173,190 head processed for human consumption during the period.
The livestock auction market mirrored this downward trend, with 222,465 head of cattle traded at fairs, representing a 2.2% decrease compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
The poultry industry presented the most polarizing results of the quarter. Broiler production emerged as the primary growth driver, increasing by 7.6% year-on-year. Nationwide, over 79.4 million units were processed, yielding 195,641 tons of meat.
Conversely, the turkey sector experienced a near-total standstill. Production plummeted by 83.1% in terms of processed units, leading to an 88.1% decrease in meat output, which fell to a mere 1,649 tons for the quarter.
The pork and sheep sectors remained relatively stable, showing marginal growth in output despite lower trading volumes at auctions.
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