Brazilian revenues with poultry exports grew 84.9%

Brazil exported around US$ 400 million in poultry during the month of May, an increase of 84.9% over the same month last year, according to the Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association (ABEF). These revenues are from exports of 274,000 tonnes of meat, i.e. 39.4% more than in May 2006.
Amongst the exports last month, the whole chickens sold are prominent for the revenues of US$ 120.5 million, 125.5% more than in the same period last year. According to the acting executive president at the organization, Christian Lohbauer, the large percentage growth is due to the fact that sales fell in May 2006 due to avian flu in the European and Asian markets.
In the first five months of this year, Brazil exported 1.28 million tonnes of chicken, 22.6% more than in the period from January to May last year. Revenues were US$ 1.75 billion, 41.3% more in the same comparison. Most prominent are sales of industrialized chicken, which reached US$ 188.6 million, 80.3% more than in the same period in 2006.
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