Pork exports grow 9.2 percent in September
In terms of revenue, the sector's exports reached US$244.7 million, 0.2% higher than that recorded in September 2022, with US$244.3 million.
In the year to date (January to September), pork exports totaled 920.1 thousand tons, a number 11.4% higher than that recorded in the same period in 2022, with 825.6 thousand tons. In revenue, the increase reaches 16.7%, with US$2.160 billion in 2023, against US$1.851 billion in the first nine months of 2022.
Among the main export destinations between January and September, China remains in the lead, with 311.1 thousand tons (-2.1% compared to the same period in 2022). Next are Hong Kong, with 91.2 thousand tons (+22.6%), the Philippines, with 90.8 thousand tons (+33.3%), Chile, with 63.1 thousand tons (+58.7% ) and Singapore, with 49.4 thousand tons (+10.9%).
"We see a strong increase in imports from markets other than China and Hong Kong, involving, in particular, countries in Asia and the Americas. One of the main highlights is in Mexico, which is already among the 10 largest pork importers in Brazil in September, with more than 5 thousand tons imported in the month", assesses the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.
Santa Catarina remains Brazil's main pork exporter, with 495.5 thousand tons shipped between January and September, a number 10.9% higher than that recorded in the same period of 2022. Next are Rio Grande do Sul, with 213, 7 thousand tons (+11.9%), Paraná, with 17.2 thousand tons (6.45%), Mato Grosso, with 21.1 thousand tons (+36%) and Mato Grosso do Sul, with 19.6 thousand tons (+31.4%).
"In addition to Mexico, pork sales gained new destinations, which already indicate good volumes shipped this year. This is the case of Canada, which has been increasing its purchases month after month, as well as the Dominican Republic, which registered its first import of pork from Brazil this month", analyzes ABPA's markets director, Luís Rua.
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