Brazil: Santa Catarina exported 3.5% more volume of meat in the first half of the year; revenue fell 8%

Published 2024년 7월 12일

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

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Meat exports from Santa Catarina in the first half of the year grew 3.5% compared to the first half of last year. There were 939.4 thousand tons of meat including chicken, pigs, turkeys, ducks and mallards, cattle and others, said the Center for Socioeconomics and Agricultural Planning (Epagri/Cepa), based on data from the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC). Check out hot information about agriculture, livestock, economy and weather forecast in the palm of your hand: follow Canal Rural on WhatsApp! Revenue in the period was US$1.89 billion, a drop of 8% compared to 2023. According to Epagri, the comparative drop in revenue is due to the reduction in meat prices on the international market. “In terms of quantity and revenue, this is the second best result in the history series since 1997”, he highlighted in a note. Considering only the month of June, Santa Catarina's exports totaled 156 thousand tons of meat, an increase of 2.8% compared to shipments in ...

Source: CanalRural