Brazil: Despite the crisis in the Middle East, chicken meat exports grew 6 percent in March
Brazilian chicken meat exports (considering all products, both fresh and processed) totaled 504,300 tons in March, according to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). This figure exceeds by 6% the total exported in the same period last year, when 476,000 tons were shipped.
Monthly export revenue also reached a record high. In total, it reached US$944.7 million in March of this year, a 6.2% increase compared to US$889.9 million in the same period of 2025.
In the year (January to March), the volume shipped by the sector reached 1,456 million tons, exceeding by 5% the total exported in the first quarter of 2025, which was 1,387 million tons. The growth is even more significant in revenue, with US$2.764 billion this year, a result 6.9% higher compared to the previous year, which was US$2.586 billion last year.
China summarized its import levels to those seen before May 2025 (when an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza occurred in Brazilian commercial production, a situation that has since been resolved), totaling 51,800 tons in March of this year (+11.6% compared to the same month of the previous year). The top destinations include Japan, with 42,100 tons (+41.3%), Saudi Arabia, with 38,700 tons (-5.3%), South Africa (+21.4%), and the European Union, with 30,700 tons (+33.7%).
In an analysis of the effects of the Gulf War and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, exports to Middle Eastern countries that are destinations for Brazilian chicken meat registered a drop of 18.5% in shipped volumes in March of this year compared to the month of February, prior to the conflict.
“Despite the comparative drop recorded in the Middle East, the significant volumes prove that the flow of exports continues to access the region through alternative routes. More than 100,000 tons were sent to markets in the region in March, with more than 45,000 tons destined for countries directly impacted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The facilitation efforts carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and the sector have been effective, guaranteeing the supply of food to the areas currently affected by the Gulf War. In the remaining markets, demand continues to grow, especially in the main destinations in Asia,” analyzes the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.
The leading exporting state, Paraná, shipped 202,000 tons, a 5.1% increase compared to the same period last year. Next are Santa Catarina, with 109,000 tones (+2.7%), Rio Grande do Sul, with 70,700 tones (+11.9%), São Paulo, with 32,500 tones (+22.6%), and Goiás, with 26,000 tones (+14.8%).
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