Brazil: Export volume of beef reaches a record with 203.2 thousand tons in August
Fresh Whole Beef
Frozen Bone-In Beef
Brazil
Published Sep 2, 2022
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This Thursday (01), the Secretary of Foreign Trade (Secex) reported that shipments of fresh, chilled and frozen beef in the month of August, in which it recorded a record with 203.2 thousand tons in 23 working days.
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In the annual comparison, the volume exported grew by 11.89% compared to August/21, when it had set the old record of 181.6 thousand tons in 22 business days. In the monthly comparison, the growth was 21.53%, since the month of July ended with an exported volume of 167.2 thousand tons. The daily average exported was 8.8 thousand tons in August and registered an increase of 7.0%, compared to the month of August of the previous year, which was 8.2 thousand tons. According to Safras & Mercados Market Analyst, Fernando Henrique Iglesias, we recorded the highest volume exported in the historical series and we owe this to China. “Chinese buyers generally buy more volumes during this time of year to build up inventories for the Lunar New Year holiday,” he said. In addition to Chinese purchases, other countries have purchased Brazilian beef in large quantities, as is the case of the United States and Egypt. “Currently, Brazil is the country that has the most competitive product in the ...
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