en.Wedoany.com Reported - Santa Catarina, Brazil, achieved its best-ever meat export performance in the first five months of 2026. From January to May 2026, the state exported a total of 883,700 tons of meat, including chicken, pork, beef, turkey, duck, and wild duck, generating revenue of US$2.01 billion.

Compared to the same period in 2025, export volume grew by 7.4% and revenue increased by 12.1%, both setting historical records for this period. The data was released by Brazil's Ministry of Economy (Ministério da Economia) and analyzed by the Santa Catarina State Agricultural Economic Planning Center (Epagri/Cepa).

In pork exports, the state shipped 308,400 tons from January to May, with revenue of US$771.2 million, representing increases of 3% and 6.3% respectively over the same period in 2025. This marks the best-ever performance for Santa Catarina in both pork export volume and revenue for the first five months of the year.

For chicken exports, the state exported 543,100 tons during the same period, generating US$1.15 billion in revenue, up 9.4% and 13.5% year-on-year respectively. This is the highest historical revenue for chicken exports in this period since 1997, while export volume ranks as the second highest for the same period.

Currently, meat produced in Santa Catarina is sold to over 150 international markets, with a strong presence in strategic markets such as Japan, South Korea, the European Union, China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Netherlands. Exports to the EU date back to 1989. Admir Dalla Cort, Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock of Santa Catarina, stated that this reflects the trust built over the years in the quality and safety of the state's products.

Santa Catarina enjoys pioneering sanitary conditions in Brazil. In 2007, the state was certified by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OMSA) as a foot-and-mouth disease-free zone without vaccination, and in 2015, it was certified as a classical swine fever-free zone. The state also has the lowest incidence of bovine brucellosis in the country, and its bovine tuberculosis rate is among the lowest as well. Additionally, Santa Catarina is the first Brazilian state to implement individual identification for all cattle and buffalo, achieving better sanitary control and full supply chain traceability through its animal traceability system.

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