Brazil: Paraná leads national production and export of fish meat

Published 2023년 3월 21일

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Paraná leads in fish meat production in Brazil, with a production of 144.9 thousand tons in 2021, which is 25.9% of the total national production. This growth is largely due to tilapia farming, which accounted for 96% of Paraná's supply in 2021. The state is expected to maintain its leadership in 2022, with a production of 194 thousand tons. Paraná also leads in exports of fish fillets, with sales of US$ 5 million on the international market in 2022. The 'Vendo Meu Peixe' application has been launched in Paraná to facilitate the commercialization of the state's fish production.

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The latest data available from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) indicate that Paraná leads the national production of fish meat by a wide margin. The most recent information shows that the fish farming sector in Paraná reached 144.9 thousand tons in 2021, equivalent to 25.9% of the national production, which totaled 559 thousand tons. It is the only three-digit state in that volume. In sequence are São Paulo, Rondônia and Santa Catarina. Since the beginning of the IBGE historical series, in 2013, state production increased from 51.1 thousand tons to the current 144.9 thousand tons. In just nine years, therefore, the segment grew 183.2% in Paraná, compared to an increase of 42.4% in general production in Brazil in the same period (from 392.5 thousand tons to 559 thousand tons). Photos: Jonathan Campos/AEN The strong pace of growth in fish production in Paraná is directly related to tilapia farming, which accounted for 96% of the entire state supply in ...

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