Fresh chicken meat exports totaled 113.7 thousand tons shipped in the first two weeks of the month. With seven working days, the daily average of shipments is 16.2 thousand tons, 5.5% less than the December average and 5.5% lower than the average recorded for the month of December, but 37% higher than that recorded in January 2018.
In value, exports totaled US$ 192.11 million. The average price paid per ton was US$ 1690.14, 4.8% higher than the US$ 1612.31 paid in December and almost 8% higher than the US$ 1567.02 paid in January 2019.
According to the latest report released by Rabobank, the outlook for poultry farming in 2020 is slightly more positive than in 2019, when markets suffered an excAccording to the report, one of the main drivers of the gradual recovery will be the continued strength in trade flows for Asia, in order to supply markets affected by African swine fever, such as China, Vietnam, South Korea and the Philippines. According to the bank, these trade flows will be positive for meat prices, although they will be subject to increasing volatility.
GENERAL RESULTS
In the second week of January 2020, with 5 working days, the trade balance recorded a surplus of US$ 14 million and a trade flow of US$ 6.902 billion, resulting from exports worth US$ 3.458 billion and imports of US$ 3.444 billion. In the month, exports totaled US$ 6.351 billion and imports, US$ 4.573 billion, with a positive balance of US$ 1.778 billion and trade flow of 10.923 billion.
Source: Notícias Agrícolas
