{"topic_id":"gain_br2024-0015_brazil_04_trade_and_outlook","category":"intl-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: gain_br2024-0015_brazil_04_trade_and_outlook\ncategory: USDA-GAIN-INTL\ntitle: Paw-sitive Outlook for the Pet Food Industy in Brazil - Trade and Outlook (BR2024-0015)\nlang: en\nsource: USDA GAIN BR2024-0015 (June 27, 2024)\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 741\nextra: {\"country\": \"Brazil\", \"report_id\": \"BR2024-0015\", \"report_date\": \"June 27, 2024\"}\n---\n\n# Paw-sitive Outlook for the Pet Food Industy in Brazil - Trade and Outlook\n\n**Report Number:** BR2024-0015\n**Date:** June 27, 2024\n**Country:** Brazil\n**Prepared By:** USDA FAS Foreign Agricultural Service\n**Source:** [USDA GAIN Report](https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Paw-sitive+Outlook+for+the+Pet+Food+Industy+in+Brazil_Brasilia_Brazil_BR2024-0015.pdf)\n\n## Trade and Outlook\n\nTrade\n1. Exports\nIn 2023, Brazil has exported US$ 100 million or 74.5 thousand tons of dog and cat food. Brazil exported\npet food to 62 countries around the world. The largest markets for Brazilian pet food were Uruguay,\nColombia, Bolivia, Chile, and Paraguay, in order. Together, the top five suppliers accounted for close to\n77 percent of the total exports. In the period of January to May, 2024, Brazil has exported 33.7 thousand\ntons of pet food to 46 countries. When compared to the same period in 2023, exports in 2024 are over 13\npercent higher, in quantity, than 2023. Colombia took over as the largest destination of Brazilian pet\nfood, and is followed by Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, and the United Arab Emirates as the top five\ndestinations of Brazilian pet food in the period of January to May 2024.\nFigure 4\nBrazilian Exports of Dog and Cat Food, 2010 to May 2024\n\n2. Imports\nIn 2023, Brazil has imported US$ 12.25 million in over 3 thousand tons of dog and cat food. Brazil\nimported pet food from 12 countries. The largest supplier was Austria, followed by Thailand, Hungary,\nUnited States, and Serbia, in order. Together, the top five suppliers accounted for close to 91 percent of\nthe total imports. The United States ranked the fourth position, with close to US$2.2 million and 735\n\n\ntons exported to Brazil. In the period of January to May 2024, Brazil has imported US$ 7.8 million in\npet food, from 8 countries. The United States remained as the fourth largest supplier of pet food to\nBrazil in the period.\nFigure 5\nBrazilian Imports of Dog and Cat Food, 2010 to May 2024\n\nThe following figure has a map of pet food imports by origin in 2023; the darker the blue, the more\nproducts were imported into Brazil from that destination.\nFigure 6\nBrazilian Imports of Dog and Cat Food, by origin in 2023\n\n\nPerspectives for the future\nPost’s expectation for the future of U.S. pet food exports to Brazil are optimistic. With the product\nregistration legislation changes that are expected to be forthcoming, trade promotion activities by the Pet\nFood Institute via partnerships with Brazilian retail stores, and the possibility of improvement in pet\nfood taxation, Post forecasts U.S. exports to Brazil to increase in the following years.\n_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n\nAttachments:\nNo Attachments.\n\n## Source\n\nUSDA GAIN (Global Agricultural Information Network)\nOriginal source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service\n\n---\n\n*Last updated: 2026-07-18*\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":741,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}