Argentine: The annual balance of bovine meat is in the red

Within the framework of a talk organized by the Federation of Argentine Regional Refrigeration Industries (Fifra), the livestock consultant Fernando Gil described a complex panorama for the activity, when analyzing the values of the consumption farm and the margins for production and industry . One of the variables that worries this value chain is the recomposition in the price of consumer categories, slowed down for five months. LOOK Livestock, bogged down: despite the fact that meat is behind inflation, consumption is not rebounding On this subject, the analyst considered that an improvement could be registered in December, but of a lesser magnitude than what the sector expects. At this point, the combination of less supply coming from the feedlots that are being emptied and a greater traction in consumption, as of the proximity of the Christmas holidays, influences. LOOK: "Fast" fattening: due to drought, high costs and ironed price, the farm is 50 days less in the feedlot If ...