Brazil to continue to dominate growth in global chicken meat exports by 2025

After two years of relatively stagnant trade, global chicken meat exports are expected to increase by 2% in 2025, reaching a record 13.8 million tonnes. Although this growth involves several major suppliers, the expansion will be largely driven by Brazil, which is expected to deliver record levels of shipments. The forecast for 2025 continues the prevailing trend (since the Covid-19 pandemic) whereby Brazil’s share of global trade continues to increase, at the expense mainly of the US and the European Union. There is no single predominant factor driving Brazil’s exports to a record level. The expansion is driven by a combination of its health status (free from disease), export-oriented market and product diversity, as well as competitive prices. Many of these factors are also present in Thailand’s exports, which are expected to increase to record levels. Brazil continues to maintain its status as free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), as reported outbreaks have been ...