Whereas rooster meat volumes shipped to China for the primary three months of 2024 had been down year-on-year, the poultry producers’ affiliation of Brazil studies development in exports to Center Japanese states.
At nearly 515,000 metric tons (mt), unusually sturdy exports of rooster meat by Brazil in March of 2023 detract from the nation’s comparative commerce efficiency over the past month and for the primary three months of this 12 months,
That is in response to Ricardo Santin, president of the Brazilian Animal Protein Affiliation (ABPA). He mentioned that, regardless of the atypical outcomes for that month final 12 months, exports of recent and processed rooster meat have averaged greater than 400,000mt month-to-month up to now in 2024.
For the January-March interval this 12 months, the complete quantity exported was 1.22 million metric tons (mt), with income simply over US$2.14 billion. For the primary quarter of 2023, these figures had been reported to be 1.31mmt and greater than US$2.57 billion, respectively.
Commenting on these outcomes, ABPA markets director Luis Rua highlighted that the Center East area has been gaining prominence as a vacation spot for Brazil’s rooster exports. That is linked to uncertainty in the area, he mentioned.
For the 12 months up to now, the United Arab Emirates is the main market with a quantity of 40,700mt — a year-on-year improve of 16%. Whereas Brazil shipped 49% much less rooster to China over this interval at 38,900mt, Saudi Arabia imported 35,000mt — nearly 4% greater than in 2022.
Prospects for Brazil’s rooster exports in 2024
Waiting for the remainder of this 12 months, Rua of ABPA forecasts market situations that favor Brazilian exports — specifically, a world steadiness in provide and demand, and the presence of avian influenza in a few of Brazil’s buying and selling rivals.
Whereas Brazilian rooster meat manufacturing is forecast to extend 1% in 2024 to fifteen.1mmt, exports for the 12 months are anticipated to be 4% increased year-on-year at 4.97mmt. These are the forecasts of the newest market evaluation by the USDA International Agricultural Service (FAS), and exclude rooster paws. This efficiency would preserve Brazil in second place of world rooster producers, and because the world’s main exporter, because it continues to concentrate on halal markets.
In accordance with FAS, the Brazilian authorities is in dialogue to open up new markets, to diversify the merchandise shipped to current markets, and to barter the inclusion of regionalization in well being certificates. This latter adjustment would mitigate the consequences on exports if extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus had been to be detected on a business poultry farm in Brazil.
Since Might of 2023, Brazil has formally recorded HPAI instances linked to the H5N1 virus serotype in wild birds and yard poultry flocks, in response to notifications to the World Organisation for Animal Well being. Moreover, greater than 1,000 of the nation’s wild mammals (fur seals and sea lions) have examined constructive for the virus between October of 2023 and February this 12 months.
All Brazilian poultry product exports increased in 2023
For the 12 months of final 12 months, Brazil broke its personal annual rooster meat export document. The ultimate determine was 5.14mmt — a year-on 12 months improve of 6.6%. Income for this commerce was 0.4% increased than in 2022 at slightly below US$9.80 billion.
At 69,800mt, ABPA reported that the nation’s year-on-year improve in turkey meat exports for 2023 amounted to 17.8%, whereas related income was 6.2% increased at US$201 million.
With smaller totals however delivering double-digit annual development in 2023 was Brazil’s export of duck meat. Quantity was up 18.9% at 3,507mt, and income by 24.4% at US$13.7 million.
For all egg merchandise (recent and processed), exports greater than doubled in 2023 in contrast with the earlier 12 months, in response to ABPA. Transport of 25,400mt of merchandise for the 12 months was 168% greater than the earlier 12 months. At US$63.2 million, the rise in related income was 182% increased year-on-year.
