Benchmarking: Economic Indicators of the Poultry Sector of Brazilian, North American and Mexican Companies

Abstract

Abstract: The study aims to analyze the main management and financial indicators of companies in the poultry sector, located in Brazil, Mexico and the United States. The research considers data from 57 companies located in the three largest poultry protein producing countries in the Americas, covering the period from 2015 to 2020. As for the approach, it is a descriptive research, with documentary analysis and quantitative nature, based on the analysis of information provided by a benchmarking company, which uses comparative information from 40% of the Brazilian market, 98% of the US market and 65% of the Mexican market in the poultry sector. The indicators were separated into two large groups, starting with analyzes of live chicken production, and then presented by indicators of live bird processing plants, also known as slaughterhouses. The results indicate that Mexico stands out in relation to the cost of poultry slaughter plants, especially when it comes to salary expenses and the North Americans stand out in terms of productivity, managing to make better use of the available raw material, while Brazil is characterized as the country with the lowest cost of producing live chicken, considering farm costs and feed ingredients, obtaining higher margins compared to Mexico and the United States. In general, the results highlight the importance of comparative analysis of managerial and financial indicators, providing opportunities for continuous improvements in poultry production through benchmarking.