In Brazil, IBGE records a record in pork consumption

Pork consumption in the first half of 2022 broke a historic record in Brazil. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the country's population consumed, on average, 18 kilos (kg) of this meat between January and June of this year. By way of comparison, the record was 16.9 kg for the same period in 2021. This increase in consumption has happened gradually in recent years - from 14 kg per inhabitant in 2010 to 16 kg in 2021, according to the Associação Brasileira de Proteína Animal (ABPA) - and has been important for industries in the sector. The higher consumption of this type of meat can be seen in the increase in pork slaughter in Brazil. The IBGE pointed out that since 1997 Brazil has not recorded 14 million heads slaughtered in a single quarter, as occurred in the months of April, May and June 2022. The number is 7.2% higher than ...