Brazil: Pork exports grew 11.7 percent in January

In terms of revenue, the sector's international sales totaled US$199 million, a balance 6.3% lower than the total recorded in January 2023, with US$212.4 million. China, Brazil's largest pork importer, imported 23,100 tons in January (-44.6% compared to the previous year). In a highly positive flow, the Philippines imported 12.3 thousand tons in the same period (+241.3%), followed by Chile, with 10.8 thousand tons (+65.7%), Hong Kong, with 9.5 thousand tons (+34%) and Singapore , with 5.1 thousand tonnes (+10%). In the ranking of the largest exporting states, Santa Catarina leads with 55.5 thousand tons exported in January, 11% more than in the same period in 2023. Next is Rio Grande do Sul, with 21.2 thousand tons (+3, 44%), Paraná, with 10.9 thousand tons (+4.9%), Mato Grosso, with 2.6 thousand tons (+25.8%) and Mato Grosso do Sul, with 2.5 thousand tons ...