Chicken Meat

Chicken meat. In 2020, chicken meat exports from Brazil increased by 11.3% in August, reaching 362.4 thousand tons, according to information from the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). Last year, 325,700 tonnes were exported in the same period. According to the USDA, the constant and continuous demand from large Brazilian chicken importers is the main contributing factor to the large Brazilian exports of chicken meat. China leads the ranking of countries that most import chicken from Brazil, and showed a 46% increase in imports of the commodity in 2020.

In addition to China, shipments to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates increased by 24%, with a total of 46.7 thousand and 25.8 thousand tons, respectively, in August 2020. Another major consumer of Brazilian chicken, the European Union saw an increase of 14% in its imports, totaling 21.8 thousand tons.

“The monthly movement of exports was positive in practically all major importers of chicken meat in Brazil. The upward trend in exports contributes to reducing the impacts of rising costs in the face of the pandemic and the rise in grains, ”says Ricardo Santin, president of ABPA. China leads as the main destination country for Brazilian chicken meat, followed by Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong. Chicken meat is the sixth most exported product by Brazil.

Fresh or Frozen: The term fresh on a bird's label refers to any raw poultry product that has never been kept below 26 ° F. Raw birds kept at 0 ° F or less should be labeled as frozen or previously frozen. No specific labeling is required for raw birds stored at temperatures between 0 and 25 ° F.

Cuts (Meat x Bone): Cuts are fractions with or without skin / bone and mutilations. For export, the wing is marketed as drummette, mid-wing and wing tip. Although the breast is the main focus of the various sectors of the meat industry, the thigh and drumstick are the most consumed products, mainly in the South, Southeast and Midwest regions of Brazil.

Carcass: Chicken carcass is the product without guts, usually weighing less than 2,000 g for use in the meat products industry (such as cuts). Above that weight, it is mostly used for frozen integers. Some authors describe the carcass: with or without neck, head and edible viscera.