Brazilian pork prices and exports recover in December

After retreating in November, Brazilian pork exports (considering in natura and industrialized products) registered a recovery movement in December, driven by the intensification of purchases from Asian countries, mainly from China. According to data from the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex), 101,100 tons of the protein were shipped in the last month of 2022, up 10.1% compared to November and still 14.7% higher than the volume exported in December from 2021. According to Secex, the revenue obtained also rose, amounting to R$ 1.3 billion in December, 9.4% above that registered in November and an expressive 23% higher than that collected in the same month of 2021. As for the total amount collected in the year 2022, the national pork sector earned BRL 13.1 billion, 6.8% below the amount earned in 2021. In the accumulated of 2022, 1.10 million tons of pork were shipped, an amount 1.7% less than that shipped in 2021. This result is related to the retraction of purchases by China over ...