Brazilian footwear production could decline by 30% this year

22/05/2020

Abicalçados, the main footwear industry body in Brazil, has predicted that full-year figures for 2020 could show a fall in production among its member companies of as much as 30%.

In a recent presentation, the organisation’s head of market intelligence, Priscila Linck, said she expected that Brazilian shoe manufacturers would see production fall by between 190 million and 265 million pairs in 2020.