Brazil: pig prices react and exports continue intense

After operating near stability for virtually six weeks, the values of live pigs and also of meat traded in the retail market reacted in recent days. According to researchers at Cepea, prices were influenced by the traditional increase in demand at the beginning of the month. On the external front, with an intensification of volumes sent to Japan and Mexico, Brazilian pork exports reached, in October, the second highest quantity in history – only behind the record registered in the previous month. According to data from Secex, in October, 142.7 thousand tons of pork were shipped, a volume 5% below the record of September/25 (of 150 thousand tons), but 10% above that of October/24. In the accumulated total of ...