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Pork consumption in Brazil broke a historical record in the first half of 2022. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the country's population consumed an average of 18 kg of pork between January and June this year in comparison to the 16.9 kg consumed in the same period in 2021.
This increase in consumption has happened gradually in recent years - from 14 kg per capita in 2010 to 16 kg in 2021, according to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA).
The higher consumption of pork can be evidenced by the increase in the slaughter of pigs in Brazil. The IBGE pointed out that Brazil had not registered 14 million heads slaughtered in a single quarter since 1997, as occurred in April-June 2022, 7.2% higher than in the same period in 2021.
The increase in slaughtering has also occurred gradually since the beginning of the last decade. ABPA points out that in 2010 3.237 million tons of pigs were slaughtered in the country, jumping to 4.701 million tons in 2021.
333 Brazil Staff with information from IBGE and ABPA.
