Brazil: Indicators for the first half of 2022
Economics and Market Intelligence Department of 333 Latin America, with data from: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics IBGE | Brazil. https://www.ibge.gov.br/
| Comexstat | Brazil. http://comexstat.mdic.gov.br/
| USDA | United States. https://apps.fas.usda.gov/
The following is a summary of the main trends in the Brazilian swine industry for the first half of the year:
- The pig slaughter for the first half of the year totaled 27.6 million head, which represents a 6.9% growth compared to the same period of 2021 with 25.8 million head.
- Pork production reached 2,545.4 thousand tons, representing an increase of 6.4% compared to the 2,392.4 thousand tons produced in the same period of the previous year.
- The volume of exports fell by 9.8% in the period analyzed, from 552.3 thousand tons to 498.2 thousand tons. 89% of total exports were frozen pork (444 thousand tons), while offal (33 thousand tons) and bone-in hams and shoulders (11 thousand tons) accounted for 6.6% and 2.1%, respectively.
- Imports stood at 4.8 thousand tons for this first semester, which represented an increase of 161.2% compared to the same period of 2021 (1.8 thousand tons). The most imported items were pork fat and frozen offal, with shares of 49.7% and 32.5%, respectively.
- With an increase of 11.4%, apparent consumption went from 1,841.9 thousand tons in the first half of 2021 to 2,052.0 thousand tons in the first half of 2022.