November 2, 2020

Brazil's pork exports 42.9% bigger than 2019 in first nine months of 2020

Brazil's pork exports - which include all products both raw and processed - have totaled 764,900 tonnes in the first nine months of this year, 42.9% greater than the total shipped by the sector in 2019 (534,900 tonnes), according to surveys by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA).

Between January and September, Brazilian pork sales reached US$1.677 billion, a balance that exceeds the 2019 sales for the same period (US$1.103 billion) by 51.9%.

The cumulative performance in 2020 is also higher than all the revenue in 2019 (US$1.597 billion). Considering only September, sector sales totaled 86,500 tonnes, 33% higher than the same period in 2019 (65,000 tonnes).

In revenue, the monthly high is 34%, with US$188.5 million in the ninth month of 2020, against US$140.5 million last year. Asia continues to be the main promoter of sector exports in 2020 (January to September).

China, the largest importer of Brazilian pork, increased its imports by 133% this year compared to 2019, reaching 376,700 tonnes.

In second place, Hong Kong imported 131,600 tonnes (+14%). Singapore, with 41,900 tonnes (+61%), came in third place. Vietnam increased its imports by 205%, with 32,900 tonnes shipped in 2020.

- ABPA (Brazil)