Pigs: purchasing power against meal falls again

The exchange ratio of live pigs for soybean meal reached the most favorable moment for the pig farmer in São Paulo in 20 years in September. However, since October, the soybean derivative has started to register small increases in prices, a context that has been disadvantaging the purchasing power of the pig farmer. Thus, in this month of November, the exchange ratio of live animals for meal is the worst of this second semester. Calculations by Cepea show that, with the sale of one kilo of live pig in the Campinas region, the producer can acquire, in this partial of November (up ...