Brazil: Chicken meat exports grew 4.7 percent in February, according to the ABPA

Export revenue generated in the second month of this year reached US$707 million. The number is 4% lower than the total recorded in the same period of the previous year, with US$736.3 million. In the first two months of this year, chicken meat exports total 802.2 thousand tons, a volume 0.3% higher than that achieved in the first two months of 2023, with 800.1 thousand tons. Accumulated revenue in the period reached US$ 1,390 billion, a balance 12.7% lower than the comparative period of 2023, with US$ 1,593 billion. "It was the best February in history and could have been even better, under normal conditions, without the delays generated by the standard operation currently underway. In any case, we expect a positive year due to the influence, in particular, of sales to Islamic nations and certain destinations in Asia", highlights the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin. Among the five main destinations for Brazilian chicken meat exports in the first two months are China, with 80.4 ...