Brazil celebrates 50 years of chicken exports

August 2025 marked 50 years since Brazil made its first shipment of chicken meat abroad, destined for Kuwait. Since then, the country has transitioned from being an importer, once purchasing poultry from France to meet domestic demand, to becoming the world’s largest supplier of chicken meat. “1 August 1975 was not just the beginning of a trade. It was the starting point of a journey that helped Brazil consolidate itself as a strategic food supplier to the world,” states Ricardo San