September 26, 2014
So far in 2014 the price of chicken meat in Mexico has increased by 10% and the price of beef has increased by 15% because of the residual effects of a 2013 outbreak of avian flu and drought according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico (INEGI). In 2013 a bird flu outbreak caused a shortage of chicken prompting authorities to request that large producers step up imports to meet demand. Although another outbreak has not occurred since and demand has stabilized, imports of chicken continue. Beef price increases in the country are due to global conditions as drought has resulted in the decline of cattle inventories in both the U.S. and Mexico.
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