Brazil has a growing share of the global meat market

The Brazilian Animal Breeders Association (ABPA) recently reported that 112,200 tons of Brazilian pork, including processed products, were sold on the global market in September, not only up 29.7% from the same month last year, but also the most the highest figure ever sold in one month. Business in China played a significant role in this, as compared to September 2020, exports in this direction increased by 22% to 53,400 tons.  

In the first three quarters, Brazilian pork exports increased by 13.6% year-over-year to 868,800 tons; As a result, revenue increased by 22.9% to $2.06 billion. This is equivalent to approximately 1.78 billion euros. “Other markets in Asia and South America have also increased their imports from Brazil, including the Philippines, Argentina, Japan and others. They have contributed to the sector and helped it cross the $2 billion (€1.73 billion) mark in just nine months,” explained ABPA Marketing Director Luis Rua.

According to the Danish agri-food industry's umbrella organization (Landbrug & Fødevarer, L&F), in terms of Brazilian exports in the main product group - chilled and frozen fresh pork, China accounted for 427,570 tons, or 55% of total exports from January to September. The second most important buyer for Brazilians was Hong Kong with 89,170 tons, slightly below the volume of the same period last year.

By contrast, shipments to Chile increased by a good two-thirds to 48,110 tons and to Argentina by almost 85% to 22,560 tons. The largest increase in purchases of fresh Brazilian pork was recorded in the Philippines, with a six-fold increase in volume to 16,880 tons compared to the previous year. In total, according to L&F, Brazil sold 776,220 tons of chilled or frozen pork on the world market; it was just over 100,000 t, or 15% more than in the first nine months of 2020.