Brazil sets new record in pork exports
Brazilian pork exports ended 2021 with a total of 1.13 million tonnes. It is the highest result ever achieved by Brazilian exporters in a single year and exceeds by 11% the volume exported in 2020 (old record), with 1.02 million tonnes.
In terms of value, sales in 2021 reached $2.641 billion, a result 16.4% higher than that achieved in 2020 ($ 2.270 billion) In December, the sector's exports totaled 89,700 tonnes, a volume 7.3% higher than that recorded in the same period in 2020. In revenue, the increase was 0.9%, with $191.53 million in the last month of last year, against $189.88 million in 2020.
"Exports were an important instrument throughout 2021 to minimize the impacts of the historic high in production costs. Asia remains the main purchasing region for our pork and is expected to remain in 2022 as our main partner. Russia should also once again be an important partner for Brazil in the year ahead," evaluates Ricardo Santin, president of ABPA.
China was the main destination for Brazilian pork (533,700 tonnes, up by 3.9% from the figures recorded in 2020). It was followed by Chile, with 61,000 tonnes (+ 39.2%). Vietnam, with 44,900 tonnes (+11.4%), Argentina, with 37,800 tonnes (+97.5%) and the Philippines with 33,400 tonnes (+321.5%).
"The privileged sanitary status and the confidence of the nearly 100 countries to which we export pork in 2021 suggest a 2022 with good expectations for the sector's exports, even more so in a scenario in which several countries competing with Brazil on the international stage face problems with African swine fever and with other production factors," added Mr. Santin.
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