Pork exports grow 17.6%

The Brazil exported US $ $1.248 billion in pork in the first nine months of this year, according to the Brazilian Association of Animal protein (ABPA). The result represents an increase of 17.6% in comparison with the sales recorded between the months of January and September last year, when they had been sold $ $1.061 billion.
In terms of volume were already loaded 530,800 tons so far in 2017, meaning a low of 3.8% on the amount exported in the previous year (551,900 tons). In the month of September were sold abroad 61000 tons, a 16.7% less than the performance registered in the ninth month of 2016 (73000 tonnes). In this case deserves to be highlighted the high basis of comparison, since September/2016 marked the highest monthly result ever recorded by Brazilian exports of pork.
The main importer of pork from Brazil was the Russia (210,300 tons between January and September), whose performance was 11.7% higher than that obtained in the same period last year (188,400 tons). Following appears Hong Kong (112,200 tons).
"The Russia increased their purchases and participation in Brazil''s total exports, accounting for 40.8% of Brazilian sales in 2017. The solid relationship we built with the Russian market has been especially notable this year ", says Francisco Turra, ABPA Executive.
Ricardo Santin, Vice President of markets of ABPA, goes further and says, "with the opening to new products and new export areas of Brazil, Singapore is expected to assume a more significant role in our exports from 2018. Today is the fourth biggest importer, accounting for 4.8 percent of the total Brazilian shipments this year ".