Thus, Brazilian exports of chicken meat (considering all products, including fresh and processed) reached 316.9 thousand tons in February, which represents a growth of 2.2% compared to the same period last year. According to ABPA (Brazilian Animal Protein Association), Brazil shipped 310.2 thousand tons of chicken meat in February 2018.
However, revenue, the result for the second month of 2019 is 6.3% higher compared to the previous year. There were US$ 526 million this year, compared to US$ 494.9 million in February 2018.
However, in the two months, the balance of chicken meat exports reached 598.7 thousand tons, a volume 6.6% lower than the 640.7 thousand tons shipped in the same period last year. Certainly in terms of revenue, bimonthly sales reached US$ 979.1 million, a result 3.6% lower than the US$ 1.015 billion generated in 2018.
China import leadership
Thus, the main highlight of the month is China, which took the lead among Brazilian export destinations in February. Although the Chinese market imported 38.8 thousand tons in the period, increasing its purchases by 11% in relation to the second month of 2018. Except for the two months, the increase in sales to the Chinese market reached 5%, with 72.5 thousand tons.
Therefore, South Korea, which recently enabled 4 more poultry export plants, also increased its purchases. Even so, in the month, the increase reached 24%, with 8.2 thousand tons. In the two months, the increase is 6%, with total shipments of 15.6 thousand tons.
Below is the list of the main destinations for chicken meat exports in the two months. During this period, Saudi Arabia remains the main export destination.
“In principle, the health situation in Asian countries, as is the case of China, resulting from outbreaks of African Swine Fever, pressured the demand for various proteins in large markets in that region”, analyzes Francisco Turra, president of ABPA. “So Thanks to this, the general revenue from Brazilian exports showed a better level of increase than the balance in volumes”, he adds.
COUNTRY RANKING VOLUME (THOUSAND TONS) SHARE
1 SAUDI ARABIA 74,705 12,8%
2 CHINA 72.517 12.4%
3 JAPAN 58.669 10.0%
4 ARAB EMIRATES 56,687 9.7%
5 SOUTH AFRICA 40,331 6,9%
6 EUROPEAN UNION 35,582 6,1%
7 HONG KONG 25.912 4.4%
8 YEMEN 18.332 3.1%
9 KUWAIT 17,791 3.0%
10 IRAQ 16,461 2,8%
