Brazilian Pork Exports Set January–September Record Despite September Decline

According to Brazil’s Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex), Brazilian pork exports totaled 133,500 tonnes in September, up 3.0% from August but down 11.1% from September 2025. Shipments in September last year had reached the highest monthly volume in Secex’s historical series, which began in 1997, a record surpassed only in March 2026, when exports totaled 152,200 tonnes.

Export revenue reached $287.3 million, virtually unchanged from August (-0.2%) and 21.6% below September 2025. The average export price fell 3.1% month over month to $2,152 per tonne.

Brazilian Pork Exports by Destination

The Philippines remained the leading destination for another month, purchasing 25,700 tonnes of Brazilian pork, up 10.2% from August. Even so, the Asian country’s share of total shipments stood at 19.2%, well below the 32.7% recorded in September last year.

Japan held second place despite a 3.3% decline in import volume to 15,900 tonnes. Chile, meanwhile, increased its purchases by 79.5% from August to 14,400 tonnes, overtaking China, which slipped to fourth place with 11,400 tonnes, down 24.7%.

From July through September, Brazilian pork exports totaled 393,100 tonnes, the third-highest quarterly volume on record. The result was surpassed only by shipments recorded from April through June this year (397,400 tonnes) and in the third quarter of 2025 (395,600 tonnes).

Between January and September, Brazil exported 1.179 million tonnes of pork, up 6.3% from the 1.109 million tonnes shipped during the same period in 2025 and a record for the first nine months of the year.

Source: Cepea – Pork Market Bulletin

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