São Paulo – Poultry exports from Brazil went up year-on-year in February, by 6.3% to USD 526 million. Sales amounted to 316,900 tons, up 2.2%, the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) reported this Monday (11).
“The sanitary situation in Asian countries, such as China, stemming from African swine fever outbreaks, fueled demand for various proteins in major markets across the region. As a result, overall revenue from exports increased by a greater margin than shipped volumes,” a press release quoted ABPA president Francisco Turra as saying.
Proof of that is the fact that China became the leading destination for Brazilian poultry in February, a spot usually belonging to Saudi Arabia.
In January and February combined, however, Saudi Arabia was number one at 74,700 tons imported. Five out of Brazil’s ten biggest buyers were Arab in Jan-Feb.
Besides Saudi Arabia, the UAE came in fourth, Yemen in eighth, Kuwait in ninth and Iraq in tenth.
Overall, 598,700 tons got shipped from Brazil in Jan-Feb, down 6.6% year-on-year. Exports grossed USD 979.1 million, down 3.6%, meaning that the good results in February was not enough to offset weak January numbers.
Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
