Chicken meat is the most exported from Brazil - passing beef - and is present in a total of 158 countries worldwide. The largest consumer of Brazilian chicken is now Saudi Arabia, which holds 17% of our exports, followed by China with 11.5%. Brazil is also the world's largest Chicken exporter, has shipped four million tons last year. The United States is the second largest exporter of this type of meat, exporting three million tons in the same period.
The term fresh on a poultry label refers to any raw poultry product that has never been held below 26°F. Raw poultry held at 0°F or below must be labeled frozen or previously frozen. No specific labeling is required on raw poultry stored at temperatures between 0 and 25°F.
Cuts are fraction with or without skin and with or without bone. For export the wing is marketed as drumette, mid-wing and wing tip. Although the breast is the major focus for the different sectors of the meat industry, the thigh and drumstick are the most consumed products, mainly in the South, Southeast and Midwest regions of Brazil.
Chicken carcass is the product without viscera, usually weighing below 2000 g for use in the meat products industry (as cuts). Above this weight, it is more used for frozen whole. Some authors describe the carcass: with or without neck, head and viscera edible.
The industry knows what it takes to provide safe and quality products to the consumer, and for this it applies quality management programs at various stages of production that guarantee a safe, healthy product that pleases the most demanding palates.
The industry also counts on traceability throughout the process, which ensures that the company acts quickly in cases of complaints. Traceability allows the tracking of products from their origin and the adoption of an action plan with the appropriate preventive and corrective measures.
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