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    Brazilian chicken and pork production hit record highs

    • Last Update: 2022-12-30
    • Source: Internet
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    Brazilian chicken production reached 14.
    5 million mt in 2022, up 1.
    5% from 14.
    329 million mt in 2021, with Brazil surpassing China to become the world's second-largest chicken producer after the United States
    , according to the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA).
    Of this, about 9.
    7 million mt of chicken was consumed in the Brazilian domestic market (0.
    2% less compared to 2021 and 9.
    719 million mt in 2021) and 45.
    1 kg of chicken per capita (0.
    8% less compared to 2021, 45.
    5 kg).

    Chicken exports could reach 4.
    85 million mt in 2022, 5%
    higher than the 4.
    61 million mt in 2021.
     
    Brazilian chicken production is expected to reach 14.
    75 million mt in 2023 (up 2% compared to 2022), domestic chicken consumption at 9.
    75 million mt (up 0.
    5%), chicken consumption per capita at 45.
    5 kg (up 0.
    8%) and chicken exports at 5.
    2 million mt (up 8.
    5%)
    .
     
    In terms of pork production, Brazil is expected to reach 5 million mt in 2022, a record
    6.
    5% higher than the 4.
    701 million mt in 2021.
    Of this, 3.
    9 million mt of pork was consumed in the domestic market, up 9.
    5%
    from 3.
    564 million mt in 2021.
    Per capita pork consumption reached 18 kg, 8% higher than the 16.
    7 kg in 2021
    .
    Pork exports were 1.
    120 million tons, down 1.
    5%
    from 1.
    137 million tons in 2021.
     
    Brazilian pork production is likely to reach 5.
    15 million mt in 2023 (up 4% compared to 2022), of which 3.
    95 million mt is for the domestic market (up 3%), per capita pork consumption is 18.
    5 kg (up 3%) and pork exports are 1.
    25 million mt (up 12%)
    .
     
    In recent years, the global poultry industry has faced significant challenges
    from the high cost of food production and the complex situation of avian influenza in different parts of the world.
    Brazil does not have the disease, has obvious export advantages, and Brazil has strengthened industrial biosecurity
    .
    The opening of the Brazilian pork market to Mexico and Canada will open up new opportunities
    for Brazilian exports.
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