ABPA: Brazilian chicken meat exports grow by 2.1% in August

Surveys by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) show that Brazilian exports of chicken meat (considering all products, including fresh and processed) totaled 446.8 thousand tons in August. The number exceeds exports recorded in the same period last year by 2.1%, with 437 thousand tons. Export revenue in August reached US$831 million, a number 9.9% lower than the total reached in the same period in 2022, with US$922.1 million. In the year to date (January to August), shipments of chicken meat totaled 3.508 million tons, a volume 7.4% higher than that recorded in the first eight months of last year, with 3.266 million tons. Regarding the balance in dollars, the accumulated increase in 2023 reached 4.8%, with US$6.858 billion this year, and US$6.542 billion in the same comparative period in 2022. In the ranking of Brazil's largest export destinations, China (largest importer) imported 52.8 thousand tons exported in August, a number 32.5% higher than that recorded in the ...