Higher end-of-year demand raises pork prices in Brazil

The demand for pork is greater with the proximity of the end of year festivities, which has helped to sustain prices. The information is from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea). According to the researchers, quotations accumulate highs in all evaluated markets. This month, until Wednesday (12/14), the highest appreciation in live pigs, of 4.62% was registered in Santa Catarina, with the product reaching R$ 6.79 per kilo. However, the highest value was registered in Minas Gerais, of R$ 7.56 per kilo (on 12/14), an increase of 4.13% in the partial month. In Paraná, live pigs accumulate a high of 3.84%, worth R$ 6.76 a kilo on Wednesday (12/14). In São Paulo, appreciation of 4.02%, with the Cepea reference quoted at R$ 7.51 per kilo. And in Rio Grande do Sul, the smallest accumulated variation in the month was registered, of 1.5%, with a kilo worth R$ 6.75 to the producer. In the wholesale market of the metropolitan region of São Paulo, base for the Cepea ...