Paraguay estimates that its bovine stock will fall by around 1.5% at the end of this year

The bovine stock in Paraguay could once again register a fall of around 1.5% at the end of this year, according to the forecasts of the head of the National Service for Quality and Animal Health (Senacsa), José Carlos Martin, who added that the volume of slaughter is more favorable compared to the prospects because they expected a decrease of 10%, according to the local newspaper La Nación on its website. Thus, the aforementioned media added that the president of Senacsa indicated that with less than two months to go to close the year, the institution projects a 1.5% drop in the bovine herd in 2022, compared to the 13,510,544 heads that registered last year, which would mark a third consecutive drop in the stock. He explained that the marked decrease is compared to the previous year, a percentage that would be corrected as the year ends. ...