Fat cattle arroba: week starts with low prices

The physical market for live cattle started the week with weakened prices for the arroba in the country's main production and marketing areas. “The supply continues to grow in the Center-West and North, making industries feel comfortable in their positioning of slaughter scales,” said the analyst at Consultoria Safras & Mercado, Fernando Henrique Iglesias. With the little rain forecast for a short-term scenario, the wear and tear on pastures tends to worsen, forcing livestock farmers to make more cattle available. In São Paulo, some units remain absent from the purchase of cattle, with prices still expected to fall in the short term. Standard Chinese animals are traded, on average, at R$ 225/@ in installments. In relation to animals destined for the domestic market, deals fluctuate between R$ 220/225/@ in installments. In Minas Gerais, another day of accommodation for prices in the state. In the Ituiutaba region, business indication at R$ 215/@ in installments. In Janaúba, ...