Frango: Purchasing power of São Paulo poultry farmers falls again

After registering the most favorable trade ratio in history for soybean meal in October, data from CEPEA show that the purchasing power of the poultry farmer in the state of São Paulo fell again in November. Besides the soybean derivative, the loss is also recorded in relation to corn. According to CEPEA researchers, this movement results from the devaluation of live chicken and the rise in prices of these inputs, essential for broiler production. In the partial data for November (up to the 26th), CEPEA data show that live chicken is traded in the state of São Paulo at an average of R$ 6.10 per kilo, a 2.60% drop compared to the previous month. Meanwhile, the ton of meal registers an average of R$ 1,724.78 in the Campinas region (SP), an increase of 5.30% compared to October. Given this, CEPEA calculations show that with the sale of one kilo of live chicken, the producer can buy, in this partial November, 3.54 kilos of ...