# Animal Feed Output Grows 4.2% in First Half to 45.2 Million Tonnes

> Sindirações reports Brazilian animal feed production reached 45.2 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, up 4.2% from 43.3 million a year earlier. Broiler feed accounted for 19.9 million tonnes, about 44% of the total, supported by a rise in chicken meat exports of over 12%.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T07:35:30.783Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77274-animal-feed-output-grows-4-2-in-first-half-to-45-2-million-tonnes
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Steady growth in broiler feed output signals firm demand for corn and soybean meal, supporting domestic feed grain and meal consumption, though beef sector demand is expected to weaken.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-10-07 | [September´s estimate expects harvest of 250.9 million tonnes in 2021 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44375-september-s-estimate-expects-harvest-of-250-9-million-tonnes-in-2021-news-agency.md) | -2.7% | +6.7% |
| CORN | 2017-02-01 | [World stockfeed production eclipses one billion tonnes for first time - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72615-world-stockfeed-production-eclipses-one-billion-tonnes-for-first-time-grain.md) | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2017-01-28 | [3.7% rise in animal feed production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73101-3-7-rise-in-animal-feed-production.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2020-12-15 | [Surging feed prices will test recovery in US animal protein production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49813-surging-feed-prices-will-test-recovery-in-us-animal-protein-production.md) | -1.7% | +15.6% |
| CORN | 2019-02-07 | [Grain Barge Tonnages Drop in 2018 \| Feed & Grain News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60485-grain-barge-tonnages-drop-in-2018-feed-and-grain-news.md) | +0.9% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2019-07-11 | [Estimates for 2019 harvest increase, hit 236 million tonnes \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57935-estimates-for-2019-harvest-increase-hit-236-million-tonnes-news-agency.md) | -0.5% | -5.2% |
| SBM | 2017-02-01 | [World stockfeed production eclipses one billion tonnes for first time - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72615-world-stockfeed-production-eclipses-one-billion-tonnes-for-first-time-grain.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| SBM | 2017-01-28 | [3.7% rise in animal feed production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73101-3-7-rise-in-animal-feed-production.md) | -3.3% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- sergipeweb.com.br: https://sergipeweb.com.br/racao-animal-cresce-42-no-1o-semestre-e-atinge-452-milhoes/

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