Avian flu in the world should boost demand for chicken from Brazil in 2023, says ABPA

Published 2023년 1월 10일

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The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) forecasts sustained growth in Brazil's chicken and pork meat exports in 2023 due to increased global demand caused by avian flu reducing supply and higher production costs in Europe from the Ukraine-Russia conflict. In 2022, Brazil hit record levels in chicken exports, with over 4.8 million tons and revenue of $9.76 billion, thanks to higher prices and health issues in competitors. Despite a slight decrease in December exports, revenue increased by 9.2%. The United Arab Emirates and the European Union were among the top importing countries.

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By Nayara Figueiredo and Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) - After records of volume and revenue from chicken exports last year, Brazil should continue to see heated external demand for the meat in 2023 due to the advances of avian flu around the world, which tend to reduce the supply of the product in the global market, said the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) this Tuesday. "Avian Influenza is very heavy in the United States, Europe with many cases... Japan has also been very affected", said to Reuters the president of the ABPA, Ricardo Santin. Japan's agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that the country plans to cull more than 10 million chickens because of the spread of bird flu, a record for the peak infection season from October to May. Brazil has never registered cases of the disease, said the ABPA, which contributed to a gain in competitiveness against competitors with health problems. He still believes that the increase in production costs in Europe with ...

Source: Mixvale