Brazilian Chicken Meat Industry Soar with 6.5% Export Growth

Recent data from the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) reveals that Brazilian chicken meat industry exports, including both fresh and processed products, totaled 3.905 million tons between January and September of this year. This figure represents a 6.5% increase compared to the 3.666 million tons shipped during the same period last year.

In terms of revenue, the growth is 2.8%, with a total of $7.578 billion for the first nine months of 2023, compared to $7.373 billion in the same period of 2022.

For the month of September alone, chicken meat industry exports reached 397.1 thousand tons, a 0.7% decrease from the same period last year when 400 thousand tons were exported. The total revenue for September 2023 reached $719.3 million, a 13.3% decrease compared to September 2022, when it amounted to $830.1 million.

See below Brazil’s chicken meat exports between Jan 2019 and Aug 2023. The data is from DataLiner.

Chicken meat exports | Jan 2019 – Aug 2023 | WTMT

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Ricardo Santin, President of ABPA, expects that with current export levels and strong sales to various destinations, Brazilian chicken exports in 2023 may surpass the 5 million ton mark.

China remains a prominent destination, leading the way in September with 57.1 thousand tons, a remarkable 41.6% increase from the same month in 2022. Other noteworthy destinations include the United Arab Emirates with 35.2 thousand tons (+19.8%), South Africa with 20.6 thousand tons (+9.5%), South Korea with 19.4 thousand tons (+30.7%), and Mexico with 15.2 thousand tons (+38.5%).

In terms of regional distribution, Paraná continues to be the leading exporter of chicken in Brazil. In September, the state exported 163.4 thousand tons, representing an 8.1% increase compared to the same period in 2022. Following closely are Santa Catarina with 85.8 thousand tons (+6.2%), Rio Grande do Sul with 56.2 thousand tons (-19.26%), São Paulo with 21.5 thousand tons (-12.6%), and Goiás with 18.9 thousand tons (+23%).

“The extensive reach of Brazilian chicken exports was one of the highlights of sales this month, with a significant increase in shipments to China, Mexico, and Islamic nations, including Iraq and Libya,” noted Luís Rua, ABPA’s Market Director

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