Paraguay pork exports rise 24% through February as beef shipments fall 26%

Paraguay’s pork exports rose 24% year on year through the end of February, while overseas shipments of beef fell 26% over the same period, according to data from the National Animal Quality and Health Service (Senacsa).

In the first two months of the year, Paraguay exported 2,692,018 kilograms of pork, with Taiwan accounting for 88% of the total, the data showed.

Those exports were worth nearly $6 million, up 44% from the same period a year earlier.

The following provides a historical overview of containerized pork exports from Paraguay, recorded between January 2023 and January 2026:

Pork Exports | Paraguay | Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 | TEUs

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Between January and February, pork exporters also shipped about 65,000 kilograms of offal, a category that had no recorded foreign sales in the same period last year, the data showed.

Beef exports fall

Beef exports posted a negative difference of 26% when comparing January-February figures this year with the same period last year, according to Senacsa.

In the first two months of 2026, Paraguay shipped about 444.3 million kilograms of beef abroad, valued at $287.9 million. The value was down 15% from the same period in 2025, the data showed.

Chile remained the top destination for Paraguayan beef, followed by Israel, the United States and Taiwan. Brazil ranked fifth, followed by Canada, Kuwait, Germany and Russia, according to the data.

Poultry exports also declined, with volumes down 16% in January-February compared with the same period last year, Senacsa said.

Source: Agencia IP

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