Lisbon, July 23, 2026 (Lusa) - Portugal remained heavily dependent on imports of dairy products, cereals (excluding rice) and fruit in 2025, but recorded a surplus in rice, olive oil and wine, according to agricultural statistics released by Statistics Portugal (INE) on Thursday.
The country's self-sufficiency rates stood at 88.4% for milk and dairy products, 16.8% for cereals and 72.6% for fruit, although half of rice production was destined for export, resulting in a self-sufficiency rate of 119.3%.
In addition to rice, olive oil (247.9 %) and wine (107.2 %) remained in surplus.
The self-sufficiency rate for dairy products was 88.4%, down from the previous year. «Milk for public consumption, butter and milk powder remained in surplus, whilst acidified milk, milk-based drinks and cheese continued to show supply deficits,» INE said.
In the 2024/2025 marketing year, self-sufficiency in cereals (excluding rice) remained very low (16.8%), highlighting «heavy reliance on imports».
Meanwhile, the self-sufficiency rate for fruit stood at 72.6%, with a deficit persisting despite increases in both production and consumption.
Conversely, INE data indicate that olive oil strengthened its surplus position, reaching a self-sufficiency rate of 247.9% in what was the second most productive marketing year on record.
Wine also maintained a rate above self-sufficiency (107.2%), despite a reduction in production compared with the previous year. However, exports increased, and imports decreased, according to INE.
Last year, domestic production accounted for 75.1% of the meat required to meet domestic demand, down 1.1 percentage points from the previous year.
Despite the fall in consumption, poultry meat remained the most consumed (47.3 kilograms (kg) per capita), compared with 49.3 kilograms (kg) per capita in 2024, followed by pork (40.6 kg per capita compared with 41.6 kg per capita in 2024).
In 2025, agricultural output in real terms per annual work unit (AWU) fell by 4.5% as a result of the reduction in ‘Other production subsidies' (-16.5%), and despite a nominal increase in Gross Value Added (GVA) of 2.9%.
In real terms, however, GVA fell by 3.7%, reflecting a decline in agricultural production volume (-1.4%) primarily.
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