Mexico’s Cattle Industry

Mexico — Cattle Industry

Population

1990: 82820170; 2024: 130861007

World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL)

Cattle inventory

1990: 32054304; 2024: 36933201 An

FAOSTAT (Production: Crops and livestock products)

Beef production

1990: 1113919; 2024: 2253615.34 t

FAOSTAT (Production: Crops and livestock products)

Beef imports

1990: 105761.2; 2024: 283531.4 t

FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and livestock products)

Beef exports

1990: 6026.1; 2024: 318813.21 t

FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and livestock products)

Beef slaughtered

1990: 5300000; 2024: 8921082 An

FAOSTAT (Production: Crops and livestock products)

Beef offtake rate

1991: 18.7; 2024: 24.2 %

Derived as head slaughtered ÷ total cattle inventory × 100.

Derived from FAOSTAT cattle inventory and slaughter

Selected grain and feed imports

Supplier breakdown from the FAOSTAT Detailed Trade Matrix, latest year with recorded import value per country; feed items summed. Reported by the importing country.

FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and livestock products)

Maize (corn)

1991: 1421705 tonnes; 2024: 23853749.47 tonnes

Wheat

1991: 540921 tonnes; 2024: 4277847.1 tonnes

Barley

1991: 84191 tonnes; 2024: 30000 tonnes

Sorghum

1991: 3200388 tonnes; 2024: 35745.69 tonnes

Oats

1991: 3067 tonnes; 2024: 124574.94 tonnes

Soya beans

1991: 1489310 tonnes; 2024: 6577630.85 tonnes

Cake of soya beans

1991: 353160 tonnes; 2024: 1558810.15 tonnes