São Paulo – In a week, the Brazilian poultry and pork industries lost USD 40 million in exports due to the launching of operation Carne Fraca, according to estimates by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). The suspension of exports by important markets such as China, Hong Kong, Egypt, Mexico and Chile accounts for the majority of these losses.
According to ABPA, together the suspensions represent 20% of poultry exports, 33% of pork exports and 14% of turkey exports. In all, they account for 22% of the estimated weekly shipments – USD 185.7 million, based on previous weekly averages.
*Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
