Brazilian egg industry - current situation, perspectives, and future challenges

Abstract

The Brazilian egg industry has experienced a significant increase in production since the late 1990s, presenting growth rates above the world leaders in egg production and occupying a prominent position in this market, led by China and the US. This study aimed to evaluate the current egg market and the challenges ahead to achieve or even surpass the performance predicted in the time series analysis. Overall, securing the world's supply comes with challenges common to different egg producers. Thus, historical series analyses of production and exports of the Brazilian egg industry were carried out. It was found that Brazil had a total growth rate of 83.31%, higher than the Chinese growth (78.76%) in the same period, while the US production showed the lowest growth rate per year and total among those evaluated in this study. This production activity's future will be determined by different factors and the strategies chosen by producers to ensure a sustainable product supply. These strategies are based on the environmental performance of the production systems, food safety, and nutrient circularity by transforming production waste into value-added products.