Shipments of pork increase in November

Brazilian pork exports (considering all products, both in natura and processed) reached 66,400 tons in November, 13.2% higher than the 58,700 tons shipped in the same period last year, according to the Animal Protein Association (ABPA).

In revenues, November exports totaled US$149.3m, 42.3% more than in the same period of 2018, with US$104.9m.

In the year to date (January to November), pork shipments reached 674,200 tons, a 14.4% increase over the same period last year, with 589,200 tons. In revenue, total sales in 2019 reached US$1.41bn, up 27.9% from the same period of 2018 at US$1.11bn.

“The boost of sales to Asia remains solid in the sector’s exports. In the comparison between November this year and last year, the difference is positive by 117%. At the same time, Hong Kong increased its purchases by 25%,” says Francisco Turra, ABPA’s president.

Poultry – ABPA surveys show that Brazilian poultry exports (considering all products, both in natura and processed) reached 332,000 tons in November, up 3.1% from the same period last year, when 321,900 tons were shipped.

November foreign exchange revenues reached US$537.5m, 2.1% higher than in the eleventh month of 2018, with US$526.7m.

In the year, chicken meat exports increased 2%, with a total of 3.82m tons shipped between January and November 2019, against 3.75m tons in the same period last year.

As a result, foreign exchange revenues reached US$6.36bn, 6.1% higher than in the same period of 2018, with US$5.99bn.

“As with pork sales, Asia’s sanitary situation has also had significant impacts on poultry exports. In November, shipments to China were up 61% from a year earlier. Even with new players in the market, Chinese demand will continue to be one of the engines of next year’s international market,” says Ricardo Santin, ABPA’s CEO.

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