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According to the entity, the country moved 1,867,594 tons in 2021 compared to 2,016,223 tons in 2020, a record year for exports. Thanks to the increase in the price of the product in international markets, however, revenue rose from US$ 8.485 billion in 2020 to US$ 9.236 billion in 2021.
ABRAFRIGO also released December figures for total exports. Movement in the last month of the year reached 151,593 tons against 168,155 tons in 2020, a drop of 10%. The revenue obtained was US$ 726.6 million, against US$ 741.2 million in 2020, a reduction of 2%.
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Although it reduced its imports from 1,182,673 tons in 2020 to 950,057 tons in 2021, China continues to be the largest buyer of Brazilian beef, through movement carried out through the city state of Hong Kong and purchases made across the mainland.
Last year, the United States became the second largest importer of the product, from acquisitions of 59,545 tons in 2020 to 148,177 tons in 2021, with an increase of 148.9% in movement.
Chile remained in third place, going from 90,403 tons imported in 2020 to 110,626 tons in 2021 (+22.4 %). Even reducing its purchases by 42.5%, from 127,953 tons to 73,612 tons, Egypt occupied fourth position. The United Arab Emirates increased its imports by 21.7%, from 40,861 tonnes in 2020 to 49,711 tonnes in 2021, ranking fifth.
In sixth place, the Philippines went from 39,673 tons in 2020 to 46,349 tons in 2021 (+16.8%), while Saudi Arabia came in seventh with a drop of 0.5% in movement, from 41,067 tons in 2020 to 40,870 tons in 2021. In total for the year, 104 countries increased their imports while another 68 reduced their purchases.
Source: DATA
