Chicken slaughter in Brazil will grow by 3.7% in the first quarter of 2026, according to IBGE.

THE Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released on Tuesday (19) the preliminary data from the quarterly survey of animal slaughter and production referring to the first quarter of 2026.

According to the survey, Brazil slaughtered 1.71 billion chickens during the period. This volume represents a 3.7% increase compared to the first quarter of 2025, but a 0.4% decrease compared to the fourth quarter of last year.

The accumulated weight of carcasses totaled 1.37 million tons between January and March. Compared to the same period last year, there was a 2.6% increase, while compared to the previous quarter, there was a 3.0% decrease.

Meanwhile, chicken egg production totaled 1.21 billion dozen in the first quarter of 2026. This result represents a 0.4% increase compared to the same period in 2025, but a 3.5% decrease compared to the fourth quarter of last year.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.