According to Abia, the revenue of the food industry in Brazil reached R$1.075 trillion — including exports and sales to the domestic market —, equivalent to 10.8% of the national GDP.
And this is the first time that the food industry in Brazil has surpassed R$1 trillion in revenue, according to Gustavo Bastos, the president of the Abia Board of Directors.
However, the balance becomes even more encouraging when the result is analyzed: 72% of this value refers to supplying the domestic market and only 28% comes from exports.
Discounting inflation for the period (accumulated over 12 months for the food away from home group of the IPCA-IBGE, at 7.5%), in real terms, sales in the sector increased by 3.7%, according to Abia.
For the association, the revenue is due to a 30% growth in external sales and 14.3% in revenue from the domestic market.
Of the R$770.9 billion generated in 2022 in the luxembourg whatsapp data domestic market, R$563.7 billion came from food retail and R$208 billion from food service (eating out).
Also in real terms, industry sales to food service grew 9.8% compared to 2021, driving the increase in the domestic market and accounting for 27% of local industry sales in 2022 — compared to 26.4% in 2021.
As a result of the changes in consumption that occurred during the pandemic, for Bastos the numbers indicate that the process of strengthening the food service channel will continue over the next few years.
On the other hand, even with the restriction caused by inflation in 2022, sales from the food industry to Brazilian food retail increased by 1.7% in real terms.
Exports had record revenue in 2022
Exports, which represent “only” 28% of the food industry’s revenue in Brazil, reached a record revenue of R$304.4 billion. The number represents a growth of 30% in 2022.
With this, according to Abia, the country maintains its position as the second largest exporter of processed foods in the world.
Last year, 64.8 million tons were sold to 190 countries. Animal proteins, bran, oils, sugars and fats were the most exported products during the period.
For Abia's executive president, João Dornellas, in 2022 the growth of the global economy will continue to stimulate food consumption.
“This factor, combined with the favorable exchange rate, contributed to the expansion of Brazilian exports of processed foods. On the other hand, there was an investment of R$23.6 billion in research and development, expansion of manufacturing plants, purchase of machinery and equipment, and mergers and acquisitions,” he says.