Exports of beef offal from Mato Grosso grow by 301% and reach 53 countries.

Exports of beef offal from Mato Grosso reached 53 countries in 2025, reinforcing the strategic role of this segment within the meat supply chain. Throughout the year, 53,500 tons of products such as tongue, tail, pancreas, liver, and tripe were shipped. According to data from the Comex Stat system, the sale of these items generated revenue of US$99.6 million.

An important part of livestock farming profitability, the sale of offal is no longer seen as a low-value byproduct and has become a lucrative business, especially in the international market. To give you an idea, beef liver alone was exported to 29 countries, totaling 8,500 tons, with destinations such as Angola, Cape Verde, Egypt, the United Kingdom, Russia, the Maldives, and Türkiye.

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Compared to 2024, there was significant progress in shipments. The exported volume jumped from 41,200 tons to 53,500 tons, representing a growth of 29.61% of the total exported goods. Revenue saw an even more significant increase, of 102% of the total exported goods, indicating an appreciation of the product in the foreign market and greater willingness to pay on the part of importers.

Among the less traditional parts of the cow that are gaining ground in international trade is beef tongue, which reached 27 countries in 2025, with a volume of 4,600 tons. The product from Mato Grosso was consumed in markets such as Argentina, Uruguay, Aruba, Ukraine, Angola, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Israel, and Palestine, highlighting the diversity of destinations and the adaptation of the protein to different food cultures.

The Project Director of the Mato Grosso Institute of Meat (Imac), Bruno de Jesus Andrade, emphasizes that the performance reinforces the efficiency of the production chain in the state. “The sale of offal shows how Mato Grosso manages to fully utilize the animal and transform that into value. These are products that have high demand in various markets and help to increase the profitability of the chain, in addition to diversifying export destinations,” he states.