Poultry exports for the first 11 months were 5.6% ahead of the previous year,WattPoultry reported.
The leading destination for Brazilian chicken in 2023 was China. South Africa showed the second largest increase in poultry imports from Brazil.
“Over the January-November period, Brazil increased the export volume by 28% year-on-year to over 632,000 metric tons (mt),” the journal reported.
“Other countries significantly increasing uptake of chicken from Brazil compared with
last year were South Africa (309,000mt; +21%), and Mexico (173,000mt; +28%).”
Brazil earned $9 billion from its poultry sales of 4.68 million tonnes up to November, and expected the year-end total to exceed 5 million tonnes.
