Brazil egg exports decline in 2024 - ABPA
Exports declined 27.3% over last year
13 January 2025
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By: Surveys by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) show that Brazilian egg exports totalled 18,469 tons in the twelve months of 2024, a figure 27.3% lower than the previous year, with 25,404 tons, according to a market report from the association.
Export revenue in 2024 totalled $39.2 million, 37.9% lower than the same period last year, with $63.2 million.
In December, Brazil's egg exports registered a sharp increase, reaching 2,054 tons, a figure 116.8% higher than that recorded in the same period last year, with 947 tons.
In revenue, there was an increase of 72.2%, with $4.317 million in the last month of 2024, against $2.507 million in the same period of 2023.
Chile ended the year as the largest importer of eggs from Brazil, with 6,871 tons (+141.4% compared to the previous year), followed by the United Arab Emirates, with 2,354 tons (+108.7%), the United States, with 2,115 tons (+84.9%), Japan, with 1,633 tons (-84.3%) and Qatar, with 1,107 tons (+7.1%).
“The sector’s exports, although pressured by high domestic demand for the product, remained sustained at levels well above those seen two years ago," said Ricardo Santin, ABPA president. "At the same time, the last quarter of 2024 marked the beginning of a positive flow in Brazilian egg exports, at levels that should be sustained throughout 2025."
