São Paulo – In September, Brazilian poultry exports dropped 6% over the same month of 2017. Data from the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), released this Tuesday (02), shows that Brazil exported 363,800 tons in the month. The figure surpassed the monthly exports average recorded in 2017 (360,000 tons), but the performance still stood below the 387,100 tons exported in September 2017.
In revenues, poultry exports also declined. September’s exports generated USD 582.3 million, down 8.8% against the USD 638.6 million seen in the same month of last year.
Year-to-date, poultry exports also dropped, reaching a little more than 3 million tons, down 7.5% over the 3.3 million tons seen between January and September 2017. Revenues totaled USD 4.889 billion, down 11.5% over the USD 5.523 billion seen in 2017’s first nine months.
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
