Brazil: World Cup makes Arabs increase meat stock

The presence of around one million foreign fans in the Gulf countries to watch the World Cup in Qatar gave an important boost to Brazilian meat sales. According to a survey by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, chicken exports to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Oman, which are part of the bloc known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and host tourists for the World Cup, advanced 37.14% between January and October 2022, to US$ 2.059 billion. Beef sales to the CCG grew 30.87%, totaling US$ 459.53 million. Qatar, host country of the World Cup and the one that received the most tourists, recorded the highest growth in poultry exports. Chicken sales to the country rose 66.71% in the period, to US$ 177.98 million. The data also indicate that shipments rose in the months leading up to the World Cup. In July, August and September, Brazil sent an average of 11,580 tonnes of chicken per month to Qatar. Between January and June, the average was 7.99 ...