Brazil: Pork exports grow 9 percent in May
Brazilian pork exports (considering all products, both fresh and processed) totaled 129,400 tons in May, according to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). This is the highest figure ever recorded for the month of May and exceeds by 9% the volume shipped in the same period of 2025, when 118,800 tons were exported.
Export revenue reached US$302.1 million, also the best performance ever recorded for the month of May, a result 3.8% higher than that obtained in the same period last year, with US$291.2 million.
In the first five months of the year, Brazilian pork shipments totaled 661,700 tons, a 13.1% increase compared to the same period in 2025, when 584,800 tons were exported.
In terms of revenue, the accumulated growth reached 11.9%, with US$1.546 billion between January and May of this year, compared to US$1.382 billion recorded in the same period last year.
Among the main destinations for Brazilian pork exports in May, the Philippines remained in the lead, with 27,200 tons shipped, a volume 3.8% lower than that recorded in May 2025. Next were Japan, with 15,200 tons (+83.2%), Chile, with 10,900 tons (-0.1%), China, with 8,900 tons (-25.9%), Mexico, with 8,600 tons (+20.4%), Hong Kong, with 8,200 tons (+13.8%), Argentina, with 5,800 tons (+13.7%), Uruguay, with 4,700 tons (+0.3%), Vietnam, with 4,600 tons (-14.2%) and Singapore, with 4,100 tons (-50.5%).
In terms of exporting states, Santa Catarina maintained its national leadership, with 62,500 tons shipped in May (+4.9%), followed by Rio Grande do Sul, with 32,700 tons (+19.5%), Paraná, with 18,300 tons (-4.8%), Mato Grosso, with 4,600 tons (+52.4%) and Minas Gerais, with 3,700 tons (+26.5%).
“Meat shipments remain strong thanks to the sector's diversification of destinations. We observed significant expansion in strategic value-added markets, such as Japan, and several others with smaller volumes, such as Georgia, Ivory Coast, South Korea, and others, which, combined, positively influenced the month's results. The fact that we recorded the best May in history for pork exports reinforces the strength of international demand and projects an extremely positive year for Brazilian pig farming, with the potential to reach new records in volume and revenue,” highlights the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.
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