Brazil chicken meat exports grow 7.3% in July
Monthly revenue increases 3.6%Brazilian exports of chicken meat totalled 463.6 thousand tons in July, according to surveys by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). Exports were 7.3% higher than those of the same period last year, which reached 432.1 thousand tons.
Revenue generated by exports in July reached US$889.2 million, a balance 3.6% higher than that recorded in the same period last year, when US$858.7 million were obtained.
In the year to date (January to July), the volume exported reached 3.052 million tons shipped, a result 0.3% lower than that recorded in the same period in 2023, with 3.061 million tons. Accumulated revenue in the period reached US$5.525 billion, a performance 8.33% lower than the total recorded in the same period last year, with US$6.027 billion.
Resuming the positive rhythm in exports, China imported 61 thousand tons in July, a number 20.1% higher than that recorded in the same period last year. In second place, Japan imported 47.3 thousand tons, a volume 26% higher in the same comparative period. Completing the top 10 destinations are the United Arab Emirates, with 38.7 thousand tons (-16.6%), South Africa, with 28.1 thousand tons (+9.3%), Saudi Arabia, with 26.2 thousand tons (-19.3%), Mexico, with 25 thousand tons (+123.9%), Philippines, with 20.7 thousand tons (+4.4%), European Union, with 16.9 thousand tons ( -5.6%), Iraq, with 15.3 thousand tons (+118.6%) and South Korea, with 14.2 thousand tons (-8.5%).
“The expressive performance of exports in July helped to reestablish the levels of exports recorded in 2023, when we compare the first seven months of each year,” said Ricardo Santin, president of ABPA. “The rapid lifting of embargoes on most markets, in an effort led by the Ministry of Agriculture, are indicative of positive volumes for the coming months, in a scenario of heated international demand.”
Paraná remains the main exporting state, with 188.2 thousand tons in July (+5.1% compared to the same period last year), followed by Santa Catarina, with 103.2 thousand tons (+14.7%) , Rio Grande do Sul, with 59.6 thousand tons (-6.6%), São Paulo, with 25.8 thousand tons (+12.3%) and Goiás, with 21.9 thousand tons (+15.8 %).
“The international scenario is positive for Brazilian chicken meat exports, especially in a context of significant reduction in volumes shipped by the USA, our main competitor, during this year 2024,” said ABPA markets director Luís Rua.