Brazil: Average chicken meat exports indicate positive result for 2024

Chicken meat exports in June were 2.3% lower than the previous year, totaling 435.9 thousand tons and generating 10.6% less revenue than June 2023. The first half of the year saw a 1.6% decrease in chicken meat exports, with accumulated revenue 10.3% lower than the previous year. China remains the main export destination, but there has been a 29% decrease in imports in the first half of the year. Middle Eastern countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Japan, and Saudi Arabia, show a high demand for Brazilian chicken meat. Brazil has also seen an increase in exports to Latin American countries, replacing the United States in some markets.

In the monthly survey, chicken meat exports in June totaled 435.9 thousand tons, 2.3% lower than the 446.2 thousand tons shipped in the same period last year. Revenue obtained in the period reached US$ 793.6 million, 10.6% lower than the total recorded in June 2023, with US$ 887.5 million. In the analysis of the semester, chicken meat exports totaled 2,588 million tons so far, a figure 1.6% lower than the total recorded in the first six months of 2023, with 2,629 million tons. The accumulated revenue in the period reached US$4,636 billion, a balance 10.3% lower than that accumulated in the previous year, with US$5,168 billion. "The slightly negative fluctuation in comparative shipments in June is not enough to compromise the positive momentum experienced by chicken meat exports. The fact that the average for the first half of the year exceeds the general average for 2023, combined with the fact that the second half of the year is traditionally the best period for exports, point to ...