In eight months, Mexico has already produced more than a million tons of pork

• The Agricultural Markets Consulting Group reported that the growth of more than 3% that was marked in production, is added the price of live pig, which rose by 35%, and the total value of the more than 1.09 mt. that occurred, this indicator 53% above 2020. During the first eight months of 2021, the Mexican pig industry produced a total of 1.09 million tons of pork, this represented an increase of 3.1% over the records corresponding to the same period of 2020. According to the Agricultural Markets Consultant Group (GCMA), this increase in processing was caused by higher slaughter weights compared to the previous year. The consulting body detailed that the value of this production reached a total amount of 2,073 million dollars, which rose by 53%, making the comparison towards the January-August 2020 period. The report highlighted the increase in the price of live pig, which averaged 38 pesos per kilogram, 35.7% higher than the one recorded in the same period of the previous year. ...