Chicken meat in the 1st two months of 2023 saw changes among the main importers of the Brazilian product

Published 2023년 3월 24일

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The article highlights a significant increase in Brazilian chicken meat exports to China, with a 24% rise in volume and a 52% increase in revenue compared to the same period last year. Iraq has emerged as a new top importer, with a 502% increase in imports, contributing to over half of Iraq's total imports in 2022. Saudi Arabia has also increased its imports, taking the second spot as the largest importer of Brazilian chicken meat. In contrast, the United Arab Emirates have seen a 28.5% decrease in imports, resulting in a 23% drop in revenue. The early results from the first two months suggest a potential export total of around 5.2 million tons for 2023, marking a 12% increase from the previous year.

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In the period, the volume destined to China was almost a quarter higher than in the same period last year and generated a 52% increase in foreign exchange revenue. Such performance represented a participation of 14.30% of the total exported in the two months and of 17.95% of the resulting revenue – indices that correspond to increases of, respectively, 23% and 27% in relation to that registered in the twelve months of 2022 . But what draws attention in the two-month period is the emergence of Iraq among the 10 main importers of the Brazilian product, with a 502% increase in imported volume. This result represented more than half of the total imported by Iraq in 2022 (56,241 tons) and made that country rise from the 29th position (1st quarter of 2022) to the eighth position this year. In addition, the table of the 10 main importers is the same as a year ago, only a true “musical chairs” can be observed between some of them. In this case, the highlight is Saudi Arabia, which ...

Source: Portal Do Agronegocio