Brazilian meat exports continue to discharge in September and move US $11 billion in the year

The exports of chicken, pork and bovine meat are accelerated in the year. The three sectors showed expressive growth from January to September of this year, according to data from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) compiled by the associations representing the refrigerators. Refrigerators expect high years in exports due to swine fever The main reason for the discharge, according to the entities, is the outbreak of swine fever that reaches Asia, especially China, which has increased imports of animal proteins from other countries. The disease has already spread to more than 50 countries, according to the World Animal Health Organization, with millions of dead pigs, and analysts heard by the Reuters news agency estimate that China has lost about half of its herd of pigs in the first Eight months of 2019. Pork Pork presented the highest high in 2019. In the year, sales reached US $1.08 billion, an increase of 21.1% in relation to the same period last year, according to data compiled by the association representing the refrigerators of the sector (ABPA). In volume, shipments in the period reached 524,200 tonnes, high 12.15%. "Sales to Asia, especially for China, keep Brazilian pork exports in a positive stream," said Francisco Turra, president of the association. Chicken Meat Also according to ABPA, sales of chicken meat totaled US $5.16 billion in the nine months of this year, number 5.7% above that recorded in the same period last year. In quantity, the sector exported 3,081,000 tons between January and September, number 0.7% higher than 3,059,000 tons traded in 2018. Beef According to data from the association representing the meat slaughterhouses (ABIEC), the embedded volumes totaled 1227 tonnes, a 9.2% advance in relation to the same period of 2018. In relation to revenues, the growth was 4.6% with revenues of US $4.9 billion. According to Abiec, when one observes the main destinations, the highlight remains China, whose exports from January to September totaled 253,000 tonnes, growth of 11.2% compared to the same period last year. China According to the Chinese government, by August, pork imports increased 40.4% in the eight months of 2019 compared to the same period last year at a time when the country faces a crisis of African swine fever. Beef imports reached 130,619 tonnes, an increase of 32%, increasing volumes to 980,334 tonnes, an increase of 54% over the previous year. The chicken imports in August increased 51% to 67,074 tonnes, with total volumes so far this year in 483,743 tonnes, an increase of 48%.