“We, Brazilians should be proud of the animal protein we produce and export, just as Italians are of Ferrari or French are of perfumes,” said Ricardo Santin, president of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) during a press conference, last week, presenting the results of 2024 and forecasts for 2025.
Brazilian poultry and swine producers will close 2024 as a year of production records in chicken, eggs and pork. Growth for 2025 is also projected. They seem unstoppable.
Chicken
For chicken meat, the ABPA saw a total production of up to 15 million metric tons (MMT) in 2024, 1.1% more than last year at 14.83 MMT. Of this total, 9.7 MMT was allocated to the domestic market. This means that per capita consumption was 45.6 kg, 1.1% higher than last year's.
In terms of exports, Brazil exported 5.3 MMT in 2024, a 3.1% increase over 2023. These figures indicate that 38% of the chickens produced in the country are exported, that is, four out of every 10 chickens.
Speaking of projections for 2025, the ABPA reported that the sector plans to produce up to 15.3 MMT (+2.7%). Of this, around 9.9 MMT (+2.1%) will go to the domestic market, which in turn will increase per capita consumption by 2.2% to 46.6 kg. And exports will increase by 1.9% to 5.4 MMT.
Egg
For the egg sector, 2024’s production was about 57.6 billion units, 9.8% more than the previous year. Per capita consumption reached 269 units in 2024, 11.2% higher than last year’s consumption of 242 units. For 2025, the sector foresees a production of 59 billion units (+2.4%), with a per capita consumption of up to 272 units (+1.1%), as well as export shipments of 21,000 tons (+16.7%).
Additional market highlights:
- New market openings are expected in Central America in addition to the strengthening of shipments to other Latin American nations. This means a diversification of destinations for Brazilian poultry products.
- One of the challenges facing the poultry industry in Brazil is the lack of workers. Presently, there are 20,000 jobs available in the country that are not filled. If this situation continues, more automation will be needed.
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