Brazil: sustained growth in pork exports in 2023

Editorial 333 Latin America with data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). https://www.ibge.gov.br/ | COMEX STAT | Brasil. http://comexstat.mdic.gov.br/

20-Feb-2024 (2 years 3 months 19 days ago)

Pig slaughter in 2023 reached 56.8 million heads, an increase of 1.5% compared to the 56.0 million heads consolidated in 2022.
Pork production in 2023 grew by 2.3% compared to the previous year, from 5.2 to 5.3 million tons.
The volume of imports reached 4,887 tons, which means a decrease of 49.9% compared to 2022 (9,760 tons).
97.1% of imports in 2023 were fat (44%), salted or brined pork (35.9%) and frozen offal (17.2%).
In 2023, exports increased by 9.8% compared to the previous year, from 1.10 to 1.20 million tons, respectively.

<p>Figure 2. Evolution of pig exports in 2023, year-on-year variations. Prepared by the 333 Latin America with data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and COMEX STAT. </p>

Shipments of frozen pork (86.9%), pork offal (7.6%) and bone-in legs and shoulders (2.4%) represented 96.9% of total exports for the year.
Apparent consumption reached 4.07 million tons, which represents an increase of 0.1% compared to 2022, while per capita consumption was estimated at 20.7 kg/inhabitant.