Chicken meat exports grow 19.7% in January

Studies conducted by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) show that Brazilian chicken meat exports totaled 349.1 thousand tons, a volume exceeding 19.7% of the shipments made during the same period last year, which totaled 291.6 thousand tons.

Sales of chicken meat in the first month of this year totaled US$ 616.9 million, a figure that is 42% higher than the figure recorded in January 2021, which was US$ 434.4 million.

According to the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin, the international market for poultry products has faced intense pressure from high input costs, reflected in higher prices.

“The rise in protein prices is a global phenomenon. The average price of Brazilian exports this month was 18.6% higher, which helped alleviate the intense pressure caused by the high costs of corn and soybeans and other inputs that made the Brazilian market more expensive. The silver lining is that, despite higher prices, Brazilian chicken meat is in high demand due to the high quality of our products and the fact that Brazil is the only major exporter free of Avian Influenza,” Santin details.

See below the track record of Brazilan poultry meat exports. The data is from DataLiner:

Brazilian Chicken Meat Exports (HS 0207) | Jan to Dec 2019-2021 | WTMT

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

In January, China, Brazil’s largest importer of chicken meat, increased its purchases by 4.6% to 48,300 tonnes. However, the main highlight was the United Arab Emirates, which has taken over as the second-largest importer, importing 42,800 tonnes in January, 96.6% more than in the same month last year.

Another market that increased its imports by 53.5% is the European Union, with 18.1 thousand tons. Also noteworthy were the Philippines, with 11,400 tons (+339.4%), South Korea, with 10,000 tons (+94%), and Russia, with 9.2% (100%).

“Sanitary issues also dictate how the international market is behaving towards Brazil. In addition, countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa have been experiencing outbreaks of Avian Influenza. The situation is particularly critical in the European Union. In this context, the fact that we have never had a single case of the disease in the country increased our competitiveness, reinforcing Brazil’s position as a safe harbor for global demand for chicken meat,” says Luis Rua, ABPA’s Director of Markets.

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