Both the volume of Brazilian chicken meat exported (natural and processed), and the revenue received by exporters, decreased in September. However, the daily average of shipments increased, according to data from Brazil's Center for Advanced Studies in Economics (CEPEA).

According to data from the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex), Brazil exported 397.1 thousand tons of chicken meat last month, 11.1% less than that shipped in August and 0.6% down from that in Sept/22.

The revenue received in dollars totalled $719.3 million, 13.4% lower than that from August and 13.3% down from that in Sept/22. In reais, the revenue received in September totaled BRL 3.5 billion, 12.6% down in the monthly comparison and 18% lower in the annual comparison, still according to data from Secex.

Despite the monthly decreases, the exports’ performance was high, since the daily average of shipments was higher than that from August – the lower number of working days in September limited the revenue. The daily average of shipments closed at 18.7 thousand tons, 3.1% higher than that from August and 8% above that from Sept/22.

As for the destinations for the Brazilian chicken meat, the decrease in the total exported is due to lower purchases from the United Arab Emirates (-25%), Saudi Arabia (-24%), Japan (-16.9%) and South Africa (-18.8%), to which Brazil sent 35.2 thousand tons, 28.2 thousand tons, 24.9 thousand tons and 20.6 thousand tons, respectively. 

To China, Brazil’s major commercial partner, the volume exported increased 8.1%, from 52.8 thousand tons in August to 57.1 thousand tons in September.