Brazil sets new record for beef exports in October

According to the analysis by the Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries (Abiec) on the figures released by the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), in the first ten months of 2024 alone, beef exports in Brazil have already practically equaled the result for the entire year of 2023, when the country exported 2.29 million tons, generating US$ 10.5 billion. The trend for the end of this year, according to Abiec, is for records to be maintained until December. "To give an idea of the size and efficiency of Brazilian beef exports, it is enough to say that, in October, more than 400 containers were shipped per day from Brazil", explains the president of Abiec, Antônio Jorge Camardelli, who also states that, in the same month, the average prices of exported beef recovered by 5%, driven by the 7.4% increase in the average price of fresh meat . China, Brazil’s largest market, imported almost 159,595 tons. "This confirms, once again, the partnership ...