Underestimated: Brazil’s role on the pig meat market

The role of Brazil in global pig meat production and trading is often underestimated. In 2022, the country ranked 4th in production with about 5 million tonnes, behind China, the USA and Spain. In pig meat exports it was ranked 7th with an export value of US$ 2.6 billion. How did Brazil’s pig meat production and trade develop between 2012 and 2022?   In 2015, after 3 years of stagnation, due to a severe economic crisis, pig meat production started to increase very fast in Brazil. Nu