Brazilian chicken meat exports reached 514.6 thousand tons in March
As a result, the result of sales of chicken meat in the third month of this year reached US$ 980.5 million, a figure 27.2% higher than that recorded in the same period of 2022, with US$ 771.7 million.
In the accumulated result for the year (1st quarter), Brazilian exports of chicken meat reached 1.314 million tons, a volume 15.1% higher than that shipped in the same period of 2022, with 1.142 million tons.
In revenue, this year's quarterly result was 25.5% higher, with US$ 2.573 billion between January and March of this year, compared with US$ 2.051 billion in the same period of 2022.
"There was a generalized increase in purchases from the main export destinations, at a time when Brazil was prepared in terms of supply. A combination of factors influenced the atypical behavior of international sales of chicken meat in the month, such as, for example, part of the late shipments in February. Furthermore, this is a period in which, traditionally, there is an acceleration of shipments, within the sales schedule for the summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The environment of reduced supply of products in some regions, as a result of the increase in the cost of grains and energy, together with the outbreaks of Avian Influenza in the world, favored the anticipation of purchases by certain importing destinations", evaluates the president of ABPA, Richard Santin.
Among the main export destinations, China led imports, with 187.9 thousand tons imported in the first quarter, a volume 24.5% higher than the same period in 2022. Other highlights were Saudi Arabia, with 96 thousand tons (+69, 9%), European Union, with 62.2 thousand tons (+24.1%) and South Korea, with 50.9 thousand tons (+43.7%).
"There is a market context that favors record numbers for the Chinese market. The resumption of consumption levels with the end of restrictions on the movement of people added to the drop in poultry housing levels in Chinese commercial farms, generating an increase in demand for imported chicken meat from Brazil. At the same time, other relevant markets, such as the European Union, United Kingdom and South Korea, also increased their purchases, in a movement that should continue in these destinations in the coming months. Also noteworthy is Iraq, which had been paralyzed since mid-2022, and is now positioned among the main destinations for the Brazilian product", analyzes ABPA markets director, Luís Rua.
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