January 10, 2012
Brazil's 2011 poultry exports volume rose 4% and 6% in revenue compared with 2010 despite high input costs and exchange rate appreciation.
The Santa Catarina Association of Poultry Farmers (ACAV) has projected a 2-3% increase in output in 2012. "We have no expectations to enter new markets this year, so we will consolidate our exports to China and India and try to increase sales to Africa and Indonesia," said ACAV's president Clever Pirola Ãvila.
Brazil was once the world's biggest poultry exporter, but due to the Brazilian real's appreciation against the US dollar and rising input and labour costs, the country has lost its leadership. "We have been facing stronger competition from new markets such as Argentina, Russia and the Middle East," Ãvila added.
