Common costs improve, income grows
11 October 2024
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Brazilian hen meat exports totalled 485 thousand tons in September, in response to the Brazilian Animal Protein Affiliation (ABPA).
At 397.1 thousand tons, export quantity rose 22.1% over the identical time final yr. It’s the second greatest month-to-month efficiency within the historical past of the sector – the best within the sequence occurred in March 2023, with 514.6 thousand tons.
September additionally recorded the second-highest month-to-month income ever obtained by Brazilian hen meat exports, with US$953.8 million, a stability 32.6% larger than the ninth month of 2023, with US$719.3 million. The best month-to-month stability in historical past additionally occurred in March 2023, with US$980.5 million.
Between January and September, hen meat exports elevated 0.6%, with 3.917 million tons within the first 9 months of this yr, towards 3.892 million in the identical interval of 2023. The accrued income between January and September of this yr reached US$ 7.273 billion, a quantity 4% decrease than that obtained within the earlier yr, with US$ 7.578 billion.
“The sturdy improve recorded in September reversed the efficiency recorded all year long, which is now constructive and signifies that it’ll proceed to be so till December. With the rise in common export costs, we additionally had a rise in revenues in September at ranges considerably larger than these recorded in volumes,” stated Ricardo Santin, ABPA president.
The primary vacation spot for hen meat exports, China, imported 55.1 thousand tons in September, a quantity 3.4% decrease than the earlier yr. In a unique motion, the United Arab Emirates imported 41.4 thousand tons (+17.6%), adopted by Japan, with 36.5 thousand tons (+48.6%), Saudi Arabia, with 29.9 thousand tons (+5.9%), South Africa, with 28.4 thousand tons (+38.2%), Mexico, with 23.8 thousand tons (+57%), the European Union, with 23.7 thousand tons (+58%) and Ghana, 16.1 thousand tons (+198.4%). The Philippines, with 15.9 thousand tons (-4.3%) and Kuwait, with 13.1 thousand tons (+66.2%) full the highest 10.
The most important exporter of hen meat in Brazil, Paraná, exported 195.6 thousand tons in September, a quantity 20% larger than in the identical interval final yr. Subsequent are Santa Catarina, with 105.6 thousand tons (+23.1%), Rio Grande do Sul, with 63.2 thousand tons (+12.4%), São Paulo, with 28.1 thousand tons (+30.5%) and Goiás, with 19.5 thousand tons (+3.4%).
“Eight of the highest 10 Brazilian hen meat importers recorded sturdy will increase of their imports,” added Santin. “Even amongst these with decrease efficiency within the month-to-month comparability, there’s excellent news. That is the case of China, which resumed imports at ranges above 50 thousand tons.”
“One other related side is the rise in imports from markets with excessive added worth, similar to Japan, which had a constructive affect on the efficiency of revenues recorded in September,” he stated. “The motion can also be constructive amongst Islamic nations, and may proceed to take action within the coming months, because the logistics stream to those locations was adjusted in gentle of the battle state of affairs within the area.”
