PH meat imports rose 13% in 2025
The country’s meat imports rose by more than 13 percent in the previous year as the government welcomed additional suppliers and adopted new measures on sourcing meat from abroad.
Data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) showed that the country had imported 1.64 billion kilograms (kg) of meat in 2025, compared with 1.45 billion kg a year ago.
The latest tally is also 36.7 percent higher than the 1.2 billion kg of meat import arrivals recorded by the BAI in 2023.
Pork cornered 51.8 percent of inbound shipments last year, totaling 851.76 million kg, reflecting a 16.2 percent increment. Pork cuts and offals comprised the majority of pork shipments during the reporting period.
Chicken came second at 540.52 million kg, rising by 14.5 percent, equivalent to 32.9 percent of the total. Traders primarily purchased mechanically deboned meat or mechanically separated meat, a raw material commonly used in sausages, nuggets and hot dogs.
Beef settled into the third spot with 207.44 million kg, up 1.7 percent. Approximately two-thirds are beef cuts.
Traders also procured 42.5 million kg of buffalo, mainly buffalo meat, along with lamb, duck and turkey.
Like in the past years, Brazil retained its standing as the top meat supplier with a market share of 41.3 percent.
The South American country’s meat shipments to the country climbed by 26.6 percent to 679.24 million kg, mostly comprising pork and chicken.
The United States was the second-largest exporter with 261.48 million kg or 15.9 percent. It primarily supplied chicken and pork to the Philippines.
Spain secured third place with a total of 167.81 million kg, primarily consisting of pork.
Other meat suppliers included Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom.
Since last year, the government has welcomed new suppliers and signed regionalization agreements with various countries.
