Santa Catarina's meat exports experienced a 3.5% growth in the first half of the year compared to the same period in the previous year, totaling 939.4 thousand tons. Despite this growth, the revenue from these exports fell by 8% to $1.89 billion due to a decrease in meat prices on the international market. The state's exports made up 56.2% of the volume and 58.1% of the revenue of Brazilian pork exports, and 22.3% of the quantity and 23.5% of the revenue from Brazilian chicken meat exports in the first half of the year.