Meat exports slow down in November

According to data released on Monday (11/02) by Secex, Brazilian exports of in natura beef, pork, and chicken slowed in November compared to the exceptional performance of October. However, compared to the same period of 2018, shipment volumes and revenues from the three proteins have increased. International beef sales rose from a record 170,500 tons last month to 155,600 tons in November, down 8.74%. In the annual comparison, there was a high of 19.23%. The data takes 20 business days into consideration.

In revenue, the country earned US$755.8m from shipments of beef protein, a slight decrease of 0.90% compared to October, but a sharp 45% increase compared to US$521.1m registered in November 2018. The average price per ton reached US$4,857.60, compared to US$4,473.50 in October (+8.58%) and US$3,993.80 in the same period last year (+21.6%).

As for in natura pork, Brazil shipped 57,600 tons in November, 7.84% less than the previous month and 12.5% higher than the volume exported a year earlier. In revenues, US$138.4m were obtained from international sales, down 6.42% compared to October, but growth of 46.4% in annual variation. The average price per ton reached US$2,405.30, compared to US$2,365.20 in October (+1.69%) and US$1,852.10 in the same period last year (+29.86%).

As for in natura chicken meat, the country exported 309,200 tons in November, 6.24% less than the 329,800 tons shipped in October this year and 4.24% more than the 296,600 tons in November 2018. Revenue from the product was US$492.8m, down 5.79% from the previous month. In the annual variation, there was an increase of 6.02%. The average price per ton shipped last month was US$1,593.70, compared to US$1,585.90 from last October (+0.49%) and US$1,566.80 in November of the previous year (+1,71%).

The following chart, made from Datamar’s DataLiner data, shows Brazil’s beef, pork, and chicken exports since 2015:

Chart Source: DataLiner/Datamar
Source of the article: Estadão Conteúdo

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