80% pork meat of Brazil's exports in 2020 went to Asia

Published Jan 15, 2021

Tridge summary

Brazilian pork and chicken meat exports hit record highs in 2020, with pork exports increasing by 36% to a total of 1.02 million tonnes and chicken meat exports rising by 5.8% to 1.635 million tonnes. The Asian market accounted for 80% of pork exports, with China being the main importer, and the Asian market, including China, Singapore, Vietnam, and Japan, accounted for 63% of chicken meat exports. Other significant markets included Africa, the European Union, Russia, the Middle East, and America. The increase in exports is attributed to the African Swine Fever outbreak in Asia. Despite a decrease in Middle East imports, overall, the export trends are expected to continue in 2021.

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Brazilian pork exports hit a historic record in 2020, sending around 1.02 million tonnes abroad, up 36% over the previous year, according to the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). During this period, sales to the Asian market were the main highlight, representing 80% of total Brazilian pork exports. In all, Asia imported 800.2 thousand tons in 2020, a volume that surpassed the performance recorded in 2019 by 66.9%. China, leader among importing countries (with a 50.7% share of total exports in the world) Brazil) was the destination of 513.5 thousand tons, a volume 106% higher than that exported in 2019. Vietnam, with 40.3 thousand tons (+ 198%), Singapore, with 52.1 thousand tons (+ 50%) and Japan, with 11.5 thousand tons (+ 91%) also had an increase in sales last year. African countries also stood out among the destinations, with 60.9 thousand tons (+ 5.3%). The Angolan market is the largest destination in the region, with 28.4 thousand tons (+ 5.6%). 128.1 thousand ...

Source: CanalRural