Brazil: Sales of chicken meat to the Arabs should grow in 2023, according to AviSite

Brazilian chicken meat exports to Arab countries and the Halal market are expected to grow this year. The expectation is from the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), which this Wednesday (16) presented its projections for the year and the reason is a drop in production and exports in Brazil's main competitors, mainly Turkey. Turkish exports totaled 297,000 tons between January and June of last year, but fell to 200,000 in the accumulated result for this year through June. Turkey is one of the suppliers to the Arab countries. In South America, Chile has also registered a drop in exports. As a result of this drop, the expectation of the ABPA president, Ricardo Santin, is for an increase in sales to the Arabs. The Halal market (products made according to Islamic standards) has a very positive performance. This year, we see that Iraq and Iran (which is not Arab) should increase significantly, mainly due to the absence of Turkey. When I see a Turkey losing almost 90 thousand ...