Key Market Indicators
Salvadoran beef consumption is expected to reach 47,000 metric tons by 2026. This is a 1.1% increase from the 44,000 metric tons consumed in 2021. Since 2017, Salvadoran demand has grown by an average of 0.8% each year. Meanwhile, Salvadoran beef production is expected to reach 10,360 metric tons by 2026. This represents a 5.3% decrease compared to the 14,180 metric tons produced in 2021. In fact, since 1966, Salvadoran beef production has decreased by 5.4% each year. The country came in at number 125 in 2021, while Mozambique came in at number 1 with 14,180 metric tons produced. Brazil, China, and Argentina came in second, third, and fourth, respectively.