Brazil’s chicken meat, pork production to hit records in 2025

Brazil’s chicken meat and pork production and exports are expected to grow in 2025, eclipsing records that were set this years, according to projections released on Thursday by meat lobby ABPA.

The South American country is the world’s biggest chicken exporter as well as a top pork supplier.

Brazil’s chicken meat production is set to reach up to 15.3 million metric tons in 2025, growing as much as 2.7% on a yearly basis, while exports would hit up to 5.4 million tons, a 1.9% rise, ABPA said.

For pork, production could be boosted by as much as 2% to 5.45 million tones next year, with shipments jumping up to 7.4% to 1.45 million tons, the group added.

“Brazil’s economic situation should keep consumption levels sustained in the domestic market, supported by the sector’s continued competitiveness,” ABPA head Ricardo Santin said in a statement.

“On the external front, new markets are expected to be opened in Central American and African countries,” he added.