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Brazil: Turkey and duck meat shipments total US$ 165 million in 2024

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Brazilian exports of turkey and duck meat – two high value-added meat segments – ended 2024 with distinct movements in the flow of shipments, according to surveys by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA).

Posted on Jan 14 ,00:10

Brazil: Turkey and duck meat shipments total US$ 165 million in 2024

In the case of turkey meat, total exports reached 64.1 thousand tons in the twelve months of 2024, a volume 8.1% lower than in 2023, with 69.8 thousand tons. Revenue from shipments reached US$ 153.9 million, a balance 23.4% lower than in 2023, with US$ 201 million.

Mexico was the main destination for Brazil's turkey meat exports in 2024, with 9.8 thousand tons (-39% compared to the previous year), followed by South Africa, with 9.5 thousand tons (-27%), the Netherlands, with 8.6 thousand tons (-20%), Chile, with 7 thousand tons (+56%), and Peru, with 2.8 thousand tons (-36%). 

Duck meat exports closed last year with 3,551 thousand tons, a volume 1.3% higher compared to 2023, with 3,507. Last year's sales revenue reached US$ 11.9 million, a balance 12.7% lower compared to the US$ 13.7 million obtained in 2023. 

The United Arab Emirates were the main importers, with 1,524 tonnes imported in 2024 (66% higher than the number shipped in the previous year), followed by Saudi Arabia, with 893 tonnes (-9%), Qatar, with 257 tonnes (-39%), Chile, with 195 tonnes (+94%) and Kuwait, with 179 tonnes (+18%). 

"The two poultry sectors added US$ 165 million in foreign exchange revenues to the country, and there are good expectations regarding the flow of shipments in 2025, especially to Europe and the Middle East", analyzes the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.

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