Brazilian chicken meat exports hit new record in 2022

According to the Secretariat of Foreign Trade of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (Secex), from January 1 to December 23, 2022, the country exported 4.7 million tons of chicken meat, which is 2.4% more than in the whole of 2021, and is a record. Some of Brazil’s major trading partners are reported to have markedly reduced their imports of chicken meat from the country this year. In particular, deliveries to China decreased by 16%, to Japan – by 4%, to Saudi Arabia – by 6%. At the same time, the export of poultry products from Brazil to other countries has increased markedly. Thus, South Korea purchased 63% more Brazilian poultry than last year, the Philippines – by 49%, Qatar – by 35%, Mexico – by 31%. According to experts from the Brazilian Center for Advanced Economic Studies (CEPEA), the current situation on the world market has turned out to be favorable for b…