Brazilian egg exports (considering fresh and processed products) totaled 2,148 thousand tons in August, reports the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). The number exceeds by 381.6% the total shipped in the same period in 2022, when 446 tons were exported.
In revenue, the increase reaches 241.3%, with US$5.114 million in the eighth month of 2023, compared to US$1.499 million in the same period of the previous year.
In the year to date (January to August), egg exports totaled 21,119 thousand tons, a number 178.5% higher than that recorded in the first eight months of 2022, with 7,583 thousand tons.
In the same period, accumulated revenue reached US$52.380 million, a result 222% higher than that recorded in the same period in 2022, with US$16.270 million.
The main destination for egg exports from Brazil, Japan imported 9,212 thousand tons between January and August, a number 1,164% higher than the volume shipped in the same period of the previous year. Taiwan, with 5,387 thousand tons (no comparative records in 2022) and Chile, with 1,791 thousand tons (+1548%) complete the list.
“Egg exports have been generating important revenue for companies in the egg sector, which have invested significantly in participating in high-value-added markets. This is the case of Japan and Taiwan, which this year took the lead among the main importers in the sector”, analyzes the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.
