January 30, 2023

Santa Catarina, Brazil, exports 4.1% more pork in 2022

The Brazilian state of Santa Catarina achieved its best results in pork exports since the start of the Epagri/Cepa historical series.

Last year, it exported 602,400 tonnes of pork, 4.1% more than the previous year. Revenues totaled US$1.43 billion, 2.5% more than in 2021. The state was responsible for 54.8% of volume and 56.3% of value of Brazilian pork exports in 2022.

China, the leading destination of Santa Catarina's pork, saw decreases of 10.6% in volume and 13.1% in value, compared to the previous year.

Chile and Hong Kong also saw significant decreases in purchases of pork from the state, especially in terms of value — -9.1% and -41.8%, respectively. These decreases were offset by growth in exports to other important destinations, such as the Philippines (+138.5% in volume and +164.1% in value) and Japan (+80.4% and +67.4%, respectively).

- EPAGRI (Brazil)