Chile: Pork production and exports to recover in 2023

Graph 1. Chilean pig production figures in 2023, based on data from the Chilean Agricultural Research Directorate (ODEPA).

In 2023, 5,476,066 pigs were slaughtered, up 0.2% from the 5,464,593 pigs slaughtered in 2022. Pork production increased 1.1% from 2022, increasing from 576,402 to 582,652 tonnes (t).

At the regional level, 90.4% of pork production in 2023 was concentrated in O'Higgins, whose production volume reached 526,705 tonnes - an increase of 2.3% compared to 2022. Likewise, the Maule and Valparaiso regions showed positive growth rates of 8.4% and 11.5%, respectively.

Graph 2. Share of regions in national pork production in 2023, based on data from the Chilean Agricultural Research and Policy Directorate (ODEPA). The regions with the largest decrease in pork production were Metropolitana de Santiago (-57.3%), Los Lagos (-40.7%) and Aysen del Grall. Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (-27.7%).

The import volume reached 108,227 t, representing an increase of 5.1% compared to 2022, and the import value reached US $275.8 million CIF, 14.4% higher than the 2022 total (US$241.1 million CIF).

Exports increased by 13% compared to the previous year, from 234,751 tons to 265,238 tons, and amounted to usd 697.7 million, exceeding the 2022 value by 12.3%.

Apparent consumption was 425,641 t, down 4.3% from 2022 (444,650 t), while per capita consumption was estimated at around 21 kg per inhabitant.

The share of domestic production in total apparent consumption increased from 76.8% in 2022 to 74.6% in 2023, while the share of imports increased from 23.2% to 25.4%.