Pork meat: 'Brazil must diversify export destinations in order to not depend on Asia'

The production of pork meat should reach 4 million and 400 thousand tons in 2021, according to the projection of the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). The number is 3.5% higher than the production expected for 2020. In the same interval, the expected increase for exports in 2021 may reach 10%, with 1 million and 100 thousand tons expected. In the evaluation of Cepea researcher, Juliana Ferraz, Brazil meets all the conditions to comply with the data projected by ABPA. However, the researcher draws attention to Brazil's dependence on the Asian market. “China and Hong Kong represent 70% of Brazilian pork imports. We need to diversify the commercial partners, because any problem with this market would be devastating for sales in Brazil ”, he says. According to Juliana, the concern with expanding markets is necessary, since China is already putting in place a plan to increase its stock, which was extremely affected by the outbreak of African Swine Plague. Regarding ...