Brazil: Chicken meat exports grow 4.2 percent in May
In the same period, sales of chicken meat generated revenue of US$818.7 million, a balance 5.6% lower than the total recorded in the same period last year, with US$867.4 million.
Considering the period between January and May, chicken meat shipments reached 2,152 million tons, a number 1.4% lower than that recorded in the same period in 2023, with 2,183 million tons. Revenue generated by exports in the first five months of the year totaled US$3,842 billion, a balance 10.2% lower than the total shipped in the same period of 2023, with US$4,281 billion.
Still analyzing May shipments, Paraná remained the main exporter, with 198.9 thousand tons, a number 11.2% higher than that recorded in the same period last year. Next are Santa Catarina, with 89.6 thousand tons (+2.2%) and Rio Grande do Sul which, given the logistical impacts caused by the May floods, recorded a drop of 11.4% in shipments for the month, with a total of 56.4 thousand tons . São Paulo, with 25.4 thousand tons (+4.9%) and Goiás, with 22.9 thousand tons (+15.4%) complete the ranking of the five largest exporting states.
"May's result was the second highest of the year and the fifth in the monthly history of chicken meat exports. It is an important indication of the pace of exports for the year, which should maintain levels above 430 thousand tons per month. Unfortunately, the sad adversities that occurred in Rio Grande do Sul also left their mark on the state's export flow", analyzes the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.
In the ranking of main destinations, China leads with 49.8 thousand tons imported in May, a volume 23.6% lower than the total recorded in the same period last year. Next are the United Arab Emirates, with 39.6 thousand tons (+22.2%), Saudi Arabia, with 37.5 thousand tons (+31.2%), Japan, with 32.2 thousand tons (-15. 4%), South Africa, with 32.1 thousand tons (+12.6%), Iraq, with 24 thousand tons (+35.5%) and Mexico, with 20.5 thousand tons (+96.3%).
"Brazil has reinforced its position as the largest global supplier of halal chicken meat, with strong increases in sales to the Middle East and North African nations, such as Libya and the recently opened Algeria. Other countries on the African continent should also be highlighted, with the return of Brazilian presence in markets with growth potential in the coming months", analyzes ABPA's markets director, Luís Rua.
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