Brazil Meat insights

Industries still work with relatively tight slaughter schedules for beef cattle, between five and six working days

By now, Brazilian meat companies have already filled the quota of tariff-free beef they can export to the US throughout 2025. Unlike . . .

According to statistics from the Brazilian Animal Protein Association ABPA: Brazil exported 18,469 tons of eggs in 2024, a decrease of 27.3% from 2023. The total revenue reached 39.2 million US dollars, a decrease of 37.9% from 2023. Among them, Brazil exported 2,054 tons of eggs in December, an increase of 116.8% over the same period in 2023. The revenue in December increased by 72.2%, reaching 4.317 million US dollars. Chile is the largest importer of Brazilian eggs, importing 6,871 tons throughout the year, Compared with the same period in 2023, it increased by 141.1%; followed by the UAE, which imported 2,345 tons, an increase of 108.7%; the United States imported 2,115 tons, an increase of 84.9%; Japan imported 1,633 tons, a decrease of 84.3%; Qatar imported 1,107 tons, an increase of 7.1%. Ricardo, president of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association ABPA, said: Brazil's high domestic demand for eggs has challenged exports; exports began to grow in the last three months of 2024, This also indicates that Brazil's egg exports will perform well in 2025. In 2024, Brazil's poultry exports increased by 2.8%, with a total income of US$238.2 million In 2024, Brazil exported a total of 27,229 tons of poultry, an increase of 2.8% over the same period in 2023. The total income was US$238.2 million, a decrease of 0.8% over the same period in 2023. In December, Brazil exported 1,958 tons of poultry, a decrease of 24.3% over the same period in 2023; but the income increased by 5.1%, reaching US$20.2 million. Mexico is the main country for Brazil's poultry exports. Mexico imported 9,378 tons throughout the year, a decrease of 30.6% over 2023; Senegal imported 4,608 tons, an increase of 22.1%; Venezuela imported 3,909 tons, an increase of 521.1%; South Africa imported 3,459 tons, an increase of 45.7%; Paraguay imported 2,634 tons, a decrease of 4%. Brazil has good breeding poultry safety guarantees, which means that countries threatened by avian influenza need to import breeding poultry from Brazil to ensure production. In this case, Brazil's breeding poultry exports are in good momentum in 2024, and this export momentum will continue in 2025. Ricardo, president of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association ABPA, commented. In 2024, Brazil's turkey and duck exports will have a total revenue of US$165 million; 64,100 tons of turkey and 3,500 tons of duck for the whole year The other two niche brands in the Brazilian poultry industry are Brazilian turkey and Brazilian duck. Brazilian turkey exported 64,100 tons of turkey for the whole year, a decrease of 8.1% from 2023, and revenue reached US$153.9 million, a decrease of 23.4%. The export of Brazilian turkey in 2024 was: Mexico 9,800 tons (-39%); South Africa 9,500 tons (-27%); the Netherlands 8,600 tons (-20%), Chile 7,000