In August, the average price of live hogs in the independent market saw a rise, despite a sharp decline in demand leading to an imbalance in the domestic pork market. This imbalance resulted in lower values for pork products from the South to the Southeast. However, despite the drop in prices in the last week of August, the monthly average price of hogs in the SP-5 region increased for the sixth consecutive month, reaching R$ 7.31/kg, a 1.4% increase from July and a 5% increase from August 2021. Similarly, in Ponte Nova, the monthly average price also increased, reaching R$ 7.49/kg, a 4.7% increase from July and a 6.1% increase from August 2021. Prices for pork cuts in São Paulo fell in the last week of August due to weak demand and increased supply, but both cuts still saw price increases compared to July.