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Brazilian exports of chicken meat, considering all products, both fresh and processed, totaled 434,900 tons in November, according to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). This volume was 6.51% lower compared to the same period of the previous year, which totaled 465,100 tons.
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In the month, revenue from shipments reached US$810.7 million, a decrease of 9.31% compared to the eleventh month of last year, which was US$893.4 million.
In the year (January to November), chicken meat exports reached 4.813 million tons, a volume 0.71% lower than the first eleven months of 2024, which totaled 4.845 million tons. In revenue, the total for the year up to November reached US$8.842 billion, a figure 2.5% lower than last year's US$9.071 billion.
The United Arab Emirates is the main destination for exports from the sector in 2025, with 433,800 tons shipped between January and November (+2.11% of the previous year). Next are Japan, with 367,400 tons (-10.81% of the previous year), Saudi Arabia, with 362,600 tons (+6.31% of the previous year), South Africa, with 288,600 tons (-4.61% of the previous year), and Mexico, with 238,200 tons (+16.21% of the previous year).
As Brazil's main exporting state, Paraná shipped 1.915 million tons in 2025 (3.941 TP4T less compared to the same period of the previous year), followed by Santa Catarina, with 1.086 million tons (+1.761 TP4T), Rio Grande do Sul, with 615 thousand tons (-3.251 TP4T), São Paulo, with 297 thousand tons (+9.571 TP4T) and Goiás, with 246 thousand tons (+10.691 TP4T).
Brazilian pork exports (considering all products, both fresh and processed) totaled 106,500 tons.
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tons in November, a volume 12.5% lower compared to the same period last year, which was 121,100 tons. Revenue for the period reached US$248.2 million, a balance 14.9% lower compared to the previous year, which was US$291.7 million.
For the year, pork shipments have accumulated a 10.41% increase, reaching 1.372 million tons in the first eleven months of 2025, compared to 1.243 million tons in the same period of the previous year. Revenue recorded between January and November reached US$3.294 billion, an 18.7% increase compared to the previous year's US$2.774 billion.
The Philippines was the main destination for exports, with 350,100 tons (+49.1%), followed by China, with 149,000 tons (-32.6%), Chile, with 109,100 tons (+5.8%), Japan, with 101,200 tons (+18.9%) and Hong Kong, with 99,100 tons (+1.8%).
Santa Catarina, the main exporting state, shipped 688,400 tons between January and November (+50.731 TP4T compared to the previous year). It was followed by Rio Grande do Sul, with 317,300 tons (+171 TP4T), Paraná, with 214,900 tons (+25.71 TP4T), Mato Grosso, with 34,500 tons (+0.711 TP4T), and Minas Gerais, with 33,700 tons (+29.61 TP4T). “In both the case of chicken and pork, we observed the effects of delays in shipments at certain ports, which impacted the data from the last weeks of November, leading to a decrease in expectations for the month's data,” analyzes the president of ABPA, Ricardo Santin.
