July 3, 2023

Pork exports from Santa Catarina, Brazil, rose 16.1% in May 2023

So far this year, Santa Catarina, Brazil, has exported 260.7 thousand tonnes of pork, an increase of 14.0%, compared to the same period in 2022.

In May, the state exported 54.0 thousand tonnes of pork (fresh, processed, and offal), a decrease of 4.6% in relation to the previous month's exports, but a 16.1% increase compared to May 2022. Revenue was US$139.5 million, down 1.4% compared to the previous month and up 24.1% compared to May 2022.

According to Cidasc data collected by Epagri/Cepa and published in the Observatório Agro Catarinense, from January to May of this year, 7.40 million pigs were produced in Santa Catarina and sent for slaughter, a 4.8% increase in relation to the same period in 2022.

Of the animals produced in the period, 90.6% were slaughtered in Santa Catarina, with the rest going to slaughterhouses located in other Brazilian states.

- EPAGRI