October chicken meat exports up 24.2%

Surveys by ABPA (the Brazilian animal protein association) show that Brazilian exports of chicken meat (including all in natura and processed products) totaled 397,100 tons in October, an increase of 24.2% compared to October 2020, when 319,700 tons were shipped.

October chicken meat sales to the international market reached US$ 715.2 million, an increase of 60.1% compared to October 2020, when sales reached US$ 446.8 million.

YTD chicken meat exports reached 3.864 million tons, an increase of 10.45% over the 3.498 million tons shipped in the same period last year. Sales reached US$ 6.339 billion, an increase of 25.1% over the US$ 5.066 billion exported between January and October 2020.

See below a history of Brazilian chicken exports since January 2019. Data are from DataLiner:

Brazilian Chicken Exports (HS 0207) | Jan 2019 to Sept 2021 | WTMT

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“There was widespread growth in the various export destinations for Brazilian chicken meat in October, maintaining the positive projections forecast by ABPA for 2021. At the same time, the significant increase in export revenue has balanced the impacts of increased production costs that have accumulated since last year”, evaluates the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.

Leader among the main importers of chicken meat in Brazil, China was the destination of 51,200 tons in October, a volume 2.5% higher than that registered in October 2020. Other main buyers were Japan, importing 47,200 tons (+60.4%), The United Arab Emirates, with 43,600 tons (+108.1%), South Africa, with 23,600 tons (+1.3%), and the European Union, with 19,700 tons (+49.6%).

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