Brazil: Pork from Paraná reaches 70 countries; exports have second-best first semester in history

Published Jul 29, 2024

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In the first half of 2024, Paraná achieved the second highest pork export volume, exporting 79 thousand tons, slightly less than the 81 thousand tons in the same period of 2023. Despite a decrease in exports to traditional partners like Hong Kong and Argentina, significant growth in new markets such as Vietnam and Cuba helped offset the decline. Paraná's rigorous health controls and status as a Foot and Mouth Disease Free Area without Vaccination have facilitated this expansion. Additionally, Paraná remains the largest supplier of pork for domestic consumption in Brazil.

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Paraná had the second best first half of the historical series in pork exports in 2024. From January to June, 79 thousand tons were exported, just below the record of 81 thousand tons achieved in the first half of 2023. The data appears in the latest Bulletin of the Agricultural Situation (click here), the Department of Rural Economy (Deral), the State Secretariat for Agriculture and Supply (Seab). The document points out that the difference compared to 2023 was influenced by the decrease in pork exports to Paraná's important trading partners, such as Hong Kong, the main buyer; Argentina, Uruguay and Albania. According to the Paraná Institute for Economic and Social Development (Ipardes), Paraná exported pork to 70 countries in the first half of this year. Trade with countries such as Vietnam (+69%), Georgia (+41%), Angola (+29%), Cuba (+152%), Ivory Coast (+93%) and the Dominican Republic, which debuted as an importer of pork from Paraná in 2024 and is already among the top ten ...

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