PIG EXPORT REVENUE RISES 7.42%

External sales of Brazilian pork began the year with significant progress. Foreign exchange revenue in January was $ 104,638 million, 7.42% increase compared to the amount of $ 97,413 million January 2012. By volume, shipments totaled 40.118 thousand tons, 5.08% with respect to 38.177 thousand tons in the same month of last year. The average price in the period increased by 2.22%, to $ 2,608 per ton on the same basis of comparison. The data were released on Thursday by the Brazilian Association of pork producer and exporter (Abipecs).
According to the entity, the expansion of sales to Russia, Ukraine and Uruguay maintained last month's results. For the Russian market, they have sold 11.940 million tons, a growth of 454% before the 2.154 million tons. Revenue increased from $ 6.26 million to $ 34,96 million, up 459 percent.
Exports to Uruguay soared 47% in volume (of 987 tonnes to 1.451 million tons) and 46% in revenue ($ 2.91 million to $ 4.26 million). Sales to the Ukraine already totaled $ 17,93 million, 24% compared with $ 14.46 million January 2012. By volume, were shipped 6.620 thousand tons, up 29% in comparison to 5.138 thousand tons of January last year.
On the other hand, sales to Argentina, Singapore and Hong Kong showed a fall in the period. To the neighbouring market there was a 64% reduction in the volume shipped, of 4.297 million tons to 1.562 million tons. In revenue, the decrease was 63%, from $ 14 million to $ 5.21 million.
For Singapore, sales totaled 2.027 million tons, down 11 percent from 2.280 thousand tons of January 2012. Revenue was $ 5.59 billion, retreat of 14% compared with $ 6.96 million. As for Hong Kong, there were 39% drop in volume (13.904 thousand tons to 8.469 thousand tonnes) and 39% decline in revenue ($ 33,80 million to $ 20,60 million).
In the ranking of the main Brazilian pork markets in volume, Russia is in the first (featuring 29.76%), followed by Hong Kong (21.11%), Ukraine (16.50%), Angola (7.73%), Singapore (5.05%), Argentina (3.89%), Uruguay (3.62%), Georgia (2.33%); United Arab Emirates (1.47%) and Cameroon (1.35%). Already in revenue, Russia remains in first place, with representation of 33.42%, followed by Hong Kong (19.69%), Ukraine (17.14%), Singapore (5.73%), Angola (5.17%), Argentina (5.98%), Uruguay (4.07%), Georgia (1.87%), Uae (1.56%) and Chile (1.09%).
2012
The Brazil exported throughout the year of 2012, 581,477 tons of pork and $ 1.49 billion, a rise of 12.60% by volume and 4.21% in value compared to the data of 2011. The average price, $ 2,571, in 2012, suffered a shrinkage of 7.45%, in comparison with the practiced in 2011 ($ 2,778).
Chicken was fall
Almost 12% lower than the same month last year, exports of chicken meat January 2013 were short of 300 thousand tons. Total 290,475 tons, in the last 12 months they were up just what was exported in February 2012. Considered, however, the difference in days between one and another month, it is natural to conclude that last January was registered the weakest result for the last 24 months.
For this performance, the accumulated in 12 months (February 2012 to January 2013) features almost 2.5% reduction and also the smallest annualized volume of the last 15 months.