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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%).
June 10, 2021/ ABPA/ Brazil.
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