According to data from the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), Brazilian chicken meat exports, considering all products, both in natura and processed, reached a total of 433.3 thousand tons in May. This volume represents an increase of 0.9% compared to the same period in 2022, when 429.6 thousand tons were exported.
In terms of revenue, May sales generated a total of $867.4 million, which is a 4.1% decrease from the fifth month of 2022, which posted $904.6 million in revenue.
In the accumulated result for the year, from January to May, sector sales reached a total volume of 2.183 million tons, which represents an increase of 9.7% compared to the first five months of 2022, which registered 1.990 million tons . In terms of revenue, accumulated shipments reached US$ 4.281 billion, an increase of 13.4% compared to the same period between January and May 2022, which registered US$ 3.776 billion.
main destinations
China led purchases of chicken meat in 2023 (January to May), with 328 thousand tons between January and May, a volume 32.6% higher than that registered in the same period of 2022, with 247.4 thousand tons. Other highlights were Japan, with 178.7 thousand tons (+8%), South Africa, with 162.7 thousand tons (+12.1%), Saudi Arabia, with 148.1 thousand tons (+19.4 %) and European Union, with 101.4 thousand tons (+3.4%).
exporting states
Main exporter of chicken meat in Brazil, Paraná shipped between January and May a total of 907 thousand tons (+11.7%), followed by Santa Catarina, with 454.5 thousand tons (+8.7%), Rio Grande do Sul, with 309.7 thousand tons (+0.8%), São Paulo, with 125.8 thousand tons (+19.9%) and Goiás, with 99.8 thousand tons (+33.7% ).
“The maintenance of exports at levels above the monthly record average of 430 thousand tons demonstrates the international perception of the responsibility with which the government and the private sector in Brazil have treated the issue of Avian Influenza in wild birds, at the same time that it highlights the confidence of the international market in the Brazilian sanitary status, as well as in our ability to guarantee the supply of products to the various importing countries”, analyzes the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.
PIG MEAT
Brazilian pork exports (considering all products, between fresh and processed) totaled 101.7 thousand tons in May, informs the ABPA. The number exceeds by 13.9% the total shipped in the same period last year, with 89.3 thousand tons.
The sector’s export revenue reached US$ 251.4 million, a balance that exceeds by 23% the total registered in the same period of 2022, with US$ 204.3 million. In the accumulated result for the year (January to May), sector shipments reached 481.1 thousand tons, a figure 15.5% higher than the result recorded in the same period of 2022, with 416.6 thousand tons.
In revenue, the accumulated balance between January and May of this year already totals US$ 1.149 billion, a result 28.2% higher than that achieved in the same period of 2022, with US$ 896.3 million.
main destinations
China imported 176.2 thousand tons between January and May, a number 20.8% higher than that registered in the same period of 2022, with 145.9 thousand tons. Also noteworthy were sales to Hong Kong, with 51.3 thousand tons (+21.1%), the Philippines, with 38 thousand tons (+17.5%), Chile, with 34.2 thousand tons (+69.6 %) and Singapore, with 29 thousand tons (+5.7%).
exporting states
Largest pork exporter in Brazil, the state of Santa Catarina exported between January and May a total of 261.6 thousand tons (+14.3%), followed by Rio Grande do Sul, with 110.8 thousand tons (+19 .8%), Paraná, with 66.4 thousand tons (3.66%), Mato Grosso do Sul, with 10.9 thousand tons (+70.8%) and Mato Grosso, with 10.1 thousand tons (+ 93.9%).
“This month, it is worth highlighting the exports to the newly opened market of Mexico, one of the three largest importers in the world, and which has already placed itself among the ten main destinations for pork meat in Brazil. In turn, even with an increase of more than 20% in the volume purchased in the year, China has reduced its percentage share of total Brazilian exports, showing the success of Brazil’s market diversification policy, including the possibility of opening new markets in the short term”, analyzes Luís Rua, Director of Markets at ABPA
