From the Newsroom*
São Paulo – Brazil exported 255,892 tonnes of chicken in October, a reduction of 1.61% when compared to the same month in 2005. The shipments generated US$ 310.5 million, 11.83% less than in October last year. The figures were supplied today (13) by the Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association (Abef).
Although poultry sales continue falling in the year on year comparison, the October results were significantly greater than the September results, presenting growth of 22% in volume shipped and 23.43% in revenues.
In the accumulated result for the year, exports totalled almost 2.2 million tonnes, 8.46% less than in the first 10 months of 2005. The shipments generated US$ 2.571 billion, a reduction of 10.15% when compared to the period from January to October last year.
According to the Abef, the reduction in exports was caused by a reduction in the global consumption of chicken meat due to cases of avian flu in countries in Europe and Asia, aligned to the appreciation of the Brazilian real against the dollar, which has reduced the profitability of international sales of the Brazilian product.
*Translated by Mark Ament
