Despite the epidemic, the meat industry in Brazil has grown

The volume of chicken delivered to the market is likely to have increased by 4.2 percent to 13.8 million tons this year, according to full-year forecasts. Exports could total 4.23 million tonnes in 2020, an increase of 0.5 percent. China and Saudi Arabia have bought most of Brazil’s chicken exports, a lobbying organization called ABPA said. Pork production could total 4.3 million tonnes, an 8 per cent increase, according to ABPA 2020 data. Pork exports could reach 1.03 million tonnes this year, an increase of 37 percent and an all-time record. China accounted for 50 percent of demand in the first 11 months of the year. Chinese swine fever obviously played a significant role in this. Although some companies generally performed well during the crisis, challenges remain, said Ricardo Santin, president of ABPA. Higher grain costs arose due to speculation in the corn market amid scarce supply. Ricardo Santin also raised doubts about the extent to which the government’s support program ...