Market Intelligence: Brazil builds on its place in the world
Welcome to our Market Intelligence report for October, which focuses on the current situation of the leather industry in Brazil.
We bring you up-to-date statistics on the Brazilian leather sector’s performance so far in 2026 and provide insight into many of the most important developments.
These include some background on stronger ties between Brazil and China and the International Monetary Fund’s take on the growing importance of the agriculture sector in general in Brazil’s economy.
With a cattle herd of 234 million head, record slaughter of 42.9 million in 2025 and production of more than 75 million square-metres of finished leather per year from Brazil’s 216 tanneries, plus strong demand for raw material, the leather and hide sector has an important part to play.
