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Chicken exports totaled 416,800 tonnes last month, confirming a
recent forecast by ABPA that it would be the around 400,000
tonnes.
In financial terms, processed and chicken exports generated
revenues of $690.6 million in August, a 13.1-percent rise from
the same year-ago period.
The numbers signal the resilience of the world's largest chicken
exporter despite a food inspection scandal that led to stricter
sanitary controls in Brazil and its export destinations.
An investigation into whether food companies bribed inspectors
to evade safety checks, the so-called Weak Flesh probe in March,
caused temporary bans on Brazilian meat exports which were later
lifted.
"The month of August marks a rebound from the tough scenario in
the second half," Francisco Turra, ABPA president, was quoted as
saying in the statement.
The association forecasts the pace of Brazilian chicken exports
will remain strong, adding it is on track to surpass the 4.3
million tonnes exported last year.
Since the March ban, only countries buying 0.4 percent of
Brazilian chicken exports have not lifted the embargos. These
include Congo, Benin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Saint Kitts and Nevis and Mozambique, according to ABPA.
(Reporting by Ana Mano; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
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