2024-01-15T09:51:38+00:00
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/ The head of the Brazilian Animal Protein Federation, Ricardo Santin, announced that Iraq was among the top ten countries importing chicken during the year 2023.
He said that chicken meat exports to Arab countries are expected to maintain the same level during the year 2024, and to reach new destinations that did not import this product, according to Western media.
He pointed out that the growth rate reached 6.8% for total chicken meat exports and will reach 4.6 million tons this year, and exports are expected to remain stable at a total of $8.978 billion.
According to the data provided by the Federation, the main importer of Brazilian chicken meat is China with a total of 632.2 million tons, followed by the United Arab Emirates, which imported 396 thousand tons, followed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which reached 337.4 thousand tons.
Iraq was among the top ten importers of Brazilian chicken meat, with an expansion of 184% over 2022, reaching 137.6 thousand tons, according to the head of the Brazilian Animal Protein Federation, indicating that the increase in Brazilian exports to Iraq is due to the decrease in chicken production and exports in Türkiye.