Brazil: Poultry and Products Annual

Brazil is the third-largest chicken meat producer in the world after the United States and the largest chicken meat exporter in the world. Post forecasts chicken meat production will increase 3 percent in 2026 due to consistent external demand, a lower currency valuation, sluggish socio-economic performance, lower production costs, and increased domestic consumption. Brazil is currently free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in commercial plants. This report uses the current disease status for its estimates. Post estimates domestic consumption to increase 3 percent in 2026. Chicken meat exports are forecast to increase 2 percent in 2026, as Brazil opens new markets and consolidates and diversifies exports to existing markets. Brazil is focused on negotiating regionalization clauses to its current health certificates, with the objective of protecting its exports in case of additional HPAI or Newcastle Disease outbreaks.