Brazilian brand Copacol expects to re-direct 25% of its exports to China
China is increasing gradually poultry imports to solve the protein animal deficit caused by the ASF situation in the country. With pork prices rising to levels never seen before, poultry is one alternative protein that is taking over the Chinese market thanks to the advantage of relatively low prices.
One of the Brazilian cooperatives that are taking advantage of the increased demand from China is Unita, the owner of the Copacol brand. The first batch of 20 containers is going to be shipped to China at the beginning of December and, according to the main buyer "the beginning of this partnership includes 2,000 tonnes of poultry exported per month". At this rate, Copacol is expected to allocate 25% of all its export volume to China.
According to the president of Copacol and Unita Valter Pitol this is an opportunity to increase the profitability for the producers and the cooperative. "This year the results with poultry are positive and thus we are able to improve the results to share with our integrated producers," said President Pitol in a statement for Avicultura Industrial magazine.
Almost 100 Brazilian poultry plants are allowed to export to China and, according to ABPA, the country's total poultry exports are poised to increase by up to 5% to 4.3 million tonnes this year.
China has also opened the market for US and Spanish poultry in November, while negotiations regarding imports of poultry from Ukraine are underway.
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