January 9, 2014

Chile's 2013 chicken consumption up 6% on-year

Chile's chicken consumption per person in 2013 grew 6% over the year 2012, a rise of 30 kilogrammes per capita, according to the annual report released by Chilean Poultry Producers Association (APA).

The price along with the nutritional qualities has allowed the per person consumption of chicken to grow steadily in recent years.

Domestic chicken consumption increased to 30 kilogrammes per capita, which marked a milestone during 2013 according to the APA, making chicken the preferred protein source of Chileans.

In 2013, 14% of Chilean's imported chicken consumption originated from Argentina, US and Brazil.

In terms of exports, APA said that Chile in 2013 sold more than US$234 million to various countries, the US being the main destination, worth more than US$70.

Chile exports specific chicken cuts, high-value cuts to the US market, however, they import lower-value cuts from the US, Brazil and Argentina. All these countries are now importing into Chile at zero tariffs under existing free trade agreements.