Brazilian chicken meat exports (considering all products, both fresh and processed) grew 17.9% in volume in February, according to the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). In total, 468.4 thousand tons were shipped in the second month of this year, compared to 397.2 thousand tons in the same period last year. This is the best performance ever recorded in a month of February. The result in dollars registered an even more expressive growth, of 23.1%, with US$ 870.4 million in February of this year, compared to US$ 707 million in the same period last year. The total exports this year (January and February) reached 911.4 thousand tons, a figure 13.6% higher than the same period last year, with 802.2 thousand tons. In terms of revenue, growth in the first two months reached US$ 1.696 billion, a balance 22% higher than the total recorded last year, with US$ 1.390 billion.

Among the export destinations in February, China remains in the lead, with 49.6 thousand tons, a volume 18.1% higher than that obtained in the same period last year. Next are the United Arab Emirates, with 38.8 thousand tons (-1.5%), Saudi Arabia, with 31.5 thousand tons (-3.6%), Japan, with 27.7 thousand tons (-24%), South Africa, with 24.5 thousand tons (+36.1%), the Philippines, with 23.2 thousand tons (+2.1%), Mexico, with 20.9 thousand tons (+272.3%), the European Union, with 20.6 thousand tons (+11.5%), South Korea, with 18 thousand tons (+23.3%), and Iraq, with 15.6 thousand tons (-2.6%).

Paraná remains Brazil's largest exporter of chicken meat, with 186 thousand tons exported in February (+15.9% compared to the same period last year), followed by Santa Catarina, with 106.6 thousand tons (+15.5%), Rio Grande do Sul, with 69.8 thousand tons (+19.5%), São Paulo, with 27.1 thousand tons (+40.3%) and Goiás, with 20.5 thousand tons (+18.7%).

“The international market continues to have high demand for chicken meat from Brazil, either as a consequence of the disruptions in trade flows generated between nations with H5N1 records, or as a result of measures to support the internal supply of countries facing difficulties. The behavior of shipments so far indicates that the projections initially established for Brazilian exports should be exceeded”, assesses the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.

Source: Notícias Agrícolas