The volume of meat imports fell by 12% in the first half of 2025, totalling 126,021 tonnes. Meat imports have been decreasing over the past five years, but the country still spends large amounts of foreign currency. The information was shared this Thursday (27) by the General Tax Administration (AGT).
For example, according to the AGT, despite the drop in import volumes, spending increased by 57% in the first half of 2025. During the period under review, Angola spent around 301.3 million dollars on imports of chicken, pork and beef. This dependence, according to economist Hermenegildo Quixigina in statements to O PAÍS, creates structural difficulties in financing the balance of payments, as it requires foreign currency to meet the population’s basic and urgent needs.
He stated that domestic production is far from reaching self-sufficiency and defended the need for government support to livestock farmers so they can respond to market demand, helping the country save foreign currency. The targets of the National Development Plan (PND) 2023–27 foresee a significant increase in meat production by 2027.
The targets include average production of 55% pork, totalling 123.4 thousand tonnes; a 30% increase in beef production, reaching an average of 109.4 thousand tonnes; an increase in goat/sheep meat production from 157.1 thousand tonnes to 310.1 thousand tonnes; and an increase in poultry production from 36.3 thousand tonnes to 244.3 thousand tonnes.
These goals, according to the document, aim to guarantee the country’s food self-sufficiency in the meat sector, increase livestock producers’ incomes and promote social and economic development. The plan presents ambitious production growth targets, particularly for poultry and pork, whose output would increase by roughly five to seven times between 2022 and 2027.
Source: O País
