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PT_BR The meat sector in Santa Catarina recorded exceptional export performance in the first two months of 2025, reaching historical records in both volume and revenue. In the first two months of the year, the state exported 328.6 thousand tons of meat, including chicken, pork, turkey, duck and geese, beef, among others, generating revenues of US$$ 698 million. The result surpasses the best indexes in the historical series started in 1997, taking into account the months of January and February. Meat sales increased by 8.3% in volume and 16.8% in revenue, compared to the same period in 2024.
“Our entire production chain is committed to quality. From the small producer concerned about his livestock, to the State that encourages, supports and monitors the entire production chain, to ports to ship the production. And this is the result. Our meat is increasingly conquering the most demanding markets in the world,” highlighted Governor Jorginho Mello.
“This record performance confirms the state’s strength in the international market and reinforces the favorable projections for the meat sector in Santa Catarina, with growth prospects throughout the year. It reflects the competitiveness and quality of the meat produced in the state, consolidating Santa Catarina as one of the largest and most important players in the global meat market,” says the Secretary of State for Agriculture and Livestock, Carlos Chiodini.
The numbers are published by the Ministry of Economy and systematized by the Center for Socioeconomics and Agricultural Planning (Epagri/Cepa).
Chicken meat
Chicken meat exports from Santa Catarina reached 200.9 thousand tons, with revenues of US$1.5T 397.8 million. The growth was 9.81T4T in volume and 16.41T4T in revenue compared to the same period in 2024. In terms of revenue, it is the best performance recorded for the first two months in history. The state was responsible for 22.61T4T of the quantity and 23.91T4T of the revenue generated by Brazilian chicken meat exports in 2025.
The main destinations for Santa Catarina chicken meat in the first two months of the year were the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, China and Japan, which together accounted for 44.6% of shipments. China stood out, with growth of 35.3% in chicken meat imports and 48.1% in revenue.
Pork
Pork also had a record performance, with 117.3 thousand tons exported and US$1.5 million in revenue. The increases were 8.91 million tons in volume and 18.41 million tons in revenue compared to the first two months of 2024. Santa Catarina was responsible for 55.51 million tons of quantity and 55.71 million tons of revenue from Brazilian pork exports in this period.
The main destinations for pork from Santa Catarina in the first two months were China (21.4% of revenue), Japan (21.2%) and the Philippines (20.5%). All of these countries recorded positive variations compared to last year, especially Japan, which increased the quantity purchased by 73% and revenue by 86.9%.
