Increased exports boost poultry meat prices in Brazil; brisket and fillet set new records

Despite recent decreases in poultry meat prices, the high levels in early April led the monthly average price to reach new highs.

In the São Paulo whole market, frozen whole chicken registered an average of R$ 7.90/kg from April until the 28th, which is 11.2% higher than in March and the highest, in nominal terms, since October 2021.

The monthly appreciation was 11.9% for refrigerated items, with an average of R$ 7.91/kg this month.

The market for specific chicken meat cuts also operated with month-to-month increases. Chicken breast and breast fillets sold in the São Paulo wholesale market, for example, reached new nominal records, attaining new the highest price level since 2004.

The average breast fillet price in April (until the 28th) was R$ 15.55/kg, an increase of 8.6% compared to March.

The monthly average is R$ 11.66/kg for chicken breast was R$ 11.66/kg, up 18.8%.

According to Cepea researchers, the international context is one of the main factors that have kept the average price of animal protein in Brazil high.

See below the track record of Brazilian poultry meat exports to key international markets like China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE from January 2021 to February 2022. The data are from DataLiner.

Brazilian poultry meat exports to key markets | Jan 2021 – Feb 2022 | WTMT

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The world supply of chicken meat has been limited by cases of avian flu in important producing countries, such as the United States.

In addition, the conflict in Ukraine has interrupted production in the country, which is a major player in the world. Because of this, foreign demand has turned to Brazil.

A preliminary report by Secex points out that, in the first 14 working days of April, the average daily export of fresh chicken meat was 22.8 thousand tonnes, the highest in the historical series recorded since 1997.

Source: O Presente Rural

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