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Pig slaughter in the first quarter of the year increased by 7.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, going from 12,721,000 head to 13,637,038 head. Likewise, pork production increased by 6.7% in the same period, reaching 1.24 million tons.
Exports reached 232 thousand tons in the first quarter of the year, representing a 6.7% decrease compared to the same period of the previous year (249 thousand tons). However, it is important to mention that the main products exported were frozen pork with a share of 89%, followed by offal and bone-in hams, which represented 6.5% and 2.3% of the overall total, respectively.
On the other hand, imports increased by 140% compared to the first quarter of 2021, from 0.8 to 1.9 thousand tons. Fat represented 51.3% of this overall total and saw an increase of 236.7%. Salted pork or pork in brine and frozen offal followed with shares of 27.6% and 19.9%, respectively.
Year forecasts
According to estimates by Brazilian economist Luri Pinheiro Machado, based on data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and SECEX, in 2022 pig slaughter is expected to grow by 2.99% compared to 2021, reaching 54,548,000 head. Likewise, production of nearly 4.98 million tons is foreseen, which would represent a growth of 1.75% compared to the previous year and a per capita consumption that would stand at 19.2 kg/inhabitant. According to the latest report of estimates for livestock and poultry published by the Foreign Agricultural Service of the USDA last April 6, annual exports will be around 1.33 million tons, i.e. an increase of 0.7% compared to 2021, while the volume of imports would remain at 3 thousand tons.
For more information on pork production and trade, visit our section: "Pig production data"
Written by the Economic Analysis Department of 333 Latin America with data from: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) | Brazil. https://www.ibge.gov.br/
| COMEX STAT | Brazil. http://comexstat.mdic.gov.br/
| Foreign Agricultural Service USDA | United States. https://apps.fas.usda.gov/
