For the present 12 months to the top of October, the Brazilian Affiliation of Animal Protein ABPA stories that the nation’s rooster meat exports have reached 4.38 million metric tons (mmt). Together with contemporary and processed merchandise, this represents a year-on-year improve of two%.
At nearly US$8.18 billion, income from the commerce is 1.5% decrease the identical level of 2023, when the year-to-date determine was simply over US$8.30 billion.
A lot-improved month-to-month figures for October reported by ABPA have pushed these year-to-date outcomes.
Final month noticed Brazil export a complete of 463,500 metric tons (mt) of rooster merchandise. This represents a year-on-year improve of 15.4%, whereas the commerce generated income 25% greater than a 12 months in the past at US$904.4 million.
Main importer of Brazilian product is China, and exports to that nation had been 53,500mt — over 30% greater than in October of 2023. Different vital locations from the commerce final month had been Japan (39,900mt), Mexico (35,000mt), the United Arab Emirates (UAE; 31,100mt), and the Philippines (24,600mt). Solely the amount destined for the UAE was decrease than 12 months beforehand. The opposite international locations elevated their imports of Brazilian rooster by 19% or extra, and shipments to the Philippines had been up nearly 74%.
These had been among the many strategically vital markets for Brazil, as they import value-added rooster merchandise.
“That is the case of China, Japan, and the European Union, with double-digit progress within the month,” mentioned ABPA president Ricardo Santin. “A part of the numerous progress in income in October is because of this commerce motion.”
He mentioned that the international poultry market is below stress on account of outbreaks of extremely pathogenic avian influenza. Because the Brazilian poultry business is freed from the illness, its merchandise are in excessive demand, mentioned Santin.
Inside Brazil, the main poultry-exporting state is Paraná, which accounted for 41% of the nation’s whole exports for October. Aside from Rio Grande do Sul, all of the major exporting states achieved year-on-year will increase in exported rooster in contrast with the identical month of final 12 months, based on the ABPA.
Future prospects for Brazilian rooster exports
The newest figures from the European Fee agriculture division put Brazil because the world chief in poultry meat exports, with a quantity of shut to 3mmt for the primary seven months of 2024. Subsequent come the U.S. with round 2mmt, and the European Union (EU) with a little bit over 1mmt for a similar interval.
Prospect of a doable free commerce settlement between the EU and Mercosur (which incorporates Brazil) within the coming months is being met by sturdy opposition from some quarters.
In the meantime, Brazil and the U.S. are additionally reported to be working collectively without spending a dime commerce.
