Livestock: record exports and heated demand give momentum to prices in the last quarter of the year

After a period of falling prices, the month of September was favorable in terms of demand for animals in the market, which has brought some encouragement to negotiations in the last quarter of 2025. According to data from the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) analyzed by the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics at Esalq/USP (Cepea), a total of 348 thousand tons of beef (both natural and processed products) were shipped last month, the highest monthly volume in the series from the secretariat, which began in 1997. For the doctor in economics and coordinator of the professional master's program in agribusiness at FGVAgro, Felippe Serigati, the result is driven by a market condition that sustains livestock prices, especially at a time when the demand for Brazilian beef in the external sector is heated. "Seasonally, the fourth quarter is a stronger period indeed. We cannot forget that the Brazilian average preference is always for beef. With income, there is a line at the ...