Brazil maintains growth in pork exports in 2021

Data from the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) show that Brazilian pork exports (including fresh and processed products) reached 102 thousand tons in May (-0.3% in volume compared to May 2020, with 102.4 thousand t). Revenues generated by sales in May reached US$ 253.2 million (+11.1% compared to the same month of 2020, with US$ 227.9 million).

From January to May, international sales of Brazilian pork totaled 453.9 thousand t (+18.44% in volume compared to the same period of 2020, with 383.2 thousand t). In value, exports reached US$ 1.079 billion (+22.9% compared to the same period of 2020, with US$ 878.3 million.

In these five months, the main importers included China, with 238.7 thousand t (+29%); Chile, with 25.5 thousand t (+94%); Uruguay, with 17.5 thousand t (+12.2%); Argentina, with 12.2 thousand t (+63.4%); and Vietnam, with 9.4 thousand t (+27.4%).

The state of Santa Catarina continues to be the largest exporter of pork in Brazil, with 227.6 thousand t exported between January and May (+14.7%). It is followed by Rio Grande do Sul, with 123.3 thousand t (+31.27%) and Paraná, with 59.3 thousand t (+13.34%).