Beef export volume increased by 9.2% from January to September 2019

Brazilian beef exports have resumed growth from January to September 2019. According to data from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex), released by the Brazilian Beef Exporters Association (ABIEC), shipped volumes totaled 1.23m tons in this period, 9.2% increase compared to the same period of 2018. In terms of revenues, growth was 4.6% with revenues of US$4.9bn.

In September, 145,000 tons were exported, with revenues of US$609.4m. “We believe that the pace of exports is compatible with market expectations,” says Abiec’s president, Antonio Jorge Camardelli.

When looking at the main destinations, the highlight remains China, whose exports from January to September totaled 253,000, a growth of 11.2% over the same period last year. Sales to Egypt also boosted the accumulated result, with a 9.4% increase in volume.

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