Ecuador Beef

Ecuador Beef

Facts about beef in Ecuador

  • In 2002- Ecuador has about 45 kg/person/year meat consumption.
  • Ecuadorian cuisine is diverse- varying with altitude- and associated agricultural conditions. Mostly- they consume Beef- Pork and Chicken and are served with a variety of carbohydrate-rich foods like rice.
  • At current consumption levels- Ecuador is a $1.7 billion animal protein market (includes beef- pork- and poultry).
  • Ecuadorians consume about 11 kilograms of beef and beef products per year.
  • The Ministry of Agriculture- Livestock- Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP) indicates that the annual production of (local) beef and beef products reaches about 140-000 metric tons (MT).