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Brazil meat industry outlook 2026‑2027

Overview

The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein’s early‑August forecast still expects pork output to rise to about 6.05 million tonnes and exports to reach 1.7 million tonnes by 2027, with per‑capita consumption edging higher. At the same time, analysts note a temporary poultry glut that could compress processor margins in the second half of 2026, even as export demand to the Middle East, Mexico, Latin America and China remains robust.

New data from August 6 indicate that an extended El Niño has intensified drought and heat stress across central and northern Brazil, prompting early cattle culling, higher feed costs and lower reproductive rates. The poultry sector’s oversupply persists, with JBS and MBRF raising chick numbers by 2.3 % and slaughtering 2.5 % more birds year‑on‑year, reinforcing margin pressure domestically while export margins stay healthy.

The 2026 Salão Internacional de Proteína Animal highlighted rapid adoption of precision breeding, reduced‑antibiotic feeds and in‑vitro fertilisation—now used for over 90 % of elite cattle embryos—signalling longer‑term productivity gains for swine and poultry despite near‑term market headwinds.

Entities

Brazilian cattle industry · Brazil · Associação Brasileira de Proteína Animal (ABPA) · MBRF · Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET)

Timeline

  1. 11 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 13 sources
    Brazil's livestock sector grapples with heat stress, market glut and new technologies in 2026

    Brazil's cattle face El Niño‑driven heat stress, poultry producers confront a supply glut, and the SIAVS fair showcases genetics, nutrition and a new swine‑flu vaccine.

  2. 15 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Brazil's pork production and exports set to rise through 2027

    ABPA projects Brazil's pork output to rise to 6.05 Mt by 2027, with exports reaching 1.7 Mt and per‑capita consumption climbing to 20.4 kg.

Sources

ac24horas.com · beefpoint.com.br · biomassabioenergia.com.br · capitalnews.com.br · cliquef5.com.br · diariodosudoeste.com.br · escenamx.com · gazeta24h.com · hotsite.cnnbrasil.com.br · maranhaohoje.com · mspost.com.br · osul.com.br · revista100fronteiras.com.br · spacemoney.com.br · thepoultrysite.com · tribunadepetropolis.com.br

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