Spain: Cattle market with low supply and high demand

In the market for cattle carcasses there is little supply of animals compared to the important demand and for this reason, prices are rising. Sources from the Ebro Market indicate that the upward trend in the market for cattle carcasses is maintained, with both female and male prices continuing to rise this week. Thus, prices continue to exceed, week after week, the historical maximums in several markets. The low supply of cattle in the field and sales, which continue to be active for third countries and Europe, allow new increases in prices, although national consumption remains low and it is difficult to pass on the increases to the final consumer. Meanwhile, sources from the sector add that the end of August always puts pressure on prices due to the return from vacation to the cities, to which must be added the increase in demand from third countries, with Algeria and Morocco at the head, and the increase in activity in Italy. All this, in the face of a very short supply of ...