Sectors

Agribusiness: Paraguayan beef across 52 markets

Livestock, alongside grain, is what gives Paraguay its trade balance and much of its fuel demand. It is also a sector where the bottleneck is rarely production: it is the working capital between paying for inputs and collecting on a shipment.

The market

In 2025 Paraguay set an all-time record: 355,754 tonnes of beef exported for USD 2,130 million FOB, 20 % more in value than the previous year. Chile consolidated as the leading buyer with close to 30 % of volume, the United States closed second and Taiwan third, across a base of 52 approved markets.

That concentration is what defines the sector's commercial risk: the top four destinations account for two thirds of volume, and the remaining third is spread across another forty-eight markets. Opening or holding a new destination is worth, in practice, as much as adding head of cattle.

USD 2.130 M
in beef exports
All-time record for 2025, with 355,754 tonnes shipped. Source: Valor Agro / Senacsa, 2025
52
destination markets
Chile leads with close to 30 % of volume; the United States is the second buyer. Source: Forbes Paraguay / Senacsa, 2025
Where Paraguayan beef goes
Destination Volume Share
Chile 104,402 t 29.3 %
United States 49,456 t 13.9 %
Taiwan 47,290 t 13.3 %
Israel 33,882 t 9.5 %
Other 48 markets 120,724 t 33.9 %
Full year 2025: 355,754 tonnes exported to 52 markets. Source: Valor Agro / Senacsa, 2025

What GAMEN does

Working capital

Structuring campaign and input financing secured on inventory or on the export contract, with each party's own bank.

Export origination

Connecting with buyers at destination, coordinating sanitary certification and shipping logistics, and structuring collection.

What we need to start

The first conversation is shorter and more useful with these details on the table.

Propose a transaction How we work

  • Volume, product and shipment schedule.
  • Current sanitary approvals for the destination market.
  • Financial statements and available collateral, if the operation requires financing.