Brazil likely to triple egg exports

The Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association (Abef) hopes to triple egg exports as well as start promoting eggs exports.

The matter was discussed last Thursday by the association with sector companies based in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná and São Paulo. The Arab world is currently the main market for Brazilian eggs.

The chairman of the Abef Francisco Turra said that the association decided to submit a commercial promotion project to egg farmers mainly as Brazil has a "strong potential" abroad, as can be attested from chicken meat, which reaches 154 countries, and meets all of the requirements to become one of the world's main egg suppliers.

Besides, according to him, at the several business events that the association attends, the strong international demand for eggs becomes clear.

Brazilian egg producers, however, do not boast the same level of organisation as the chicken industry's. Last year, for the sake of illustration, eggs exports totalled approximately US$40 million, whereas revenues from poultry sales totalled US$5.8 billion, according to data supplied by the Abef.

According to Turra, presently there are only eight egg exporting companies in Brazil, but there is potential for more than double that figure.