Panama pork and chicken prices rose in February

Published 2021년 3월 12일

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The article reports on the increase in the average cost of the Basic Family Basket in Brazil, which rose by R $ 8, 42 in February 2021 compared to the same month the previous year. This increase was due to higher prices of products like red apples, pork, chicken, corvina, and Chirican beans, both in supermarkets and mini-boxes/grocery stores. While some products experienced a decrease in price, overall, the cost of the Basic Basket continues to rise. Additionally, the article discusses the impact of African swine fever on China's meat market, leading to a decrease in soybean bran futures, and highlights the efforts of the Association of Swine Producers of Goiás (AGS) to support the pig industry through the creation of the Goiás Market Observatory.

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Until February 2021, the average cost of the Basic Family Basket (CBFA) was R $ 266.48, which, in relation to the same month of the previous year, when it was R $ 258.06, registered an increase of R $ 8, 42, according to data from the Department of Information on Prices and Verification of the Consumer Protection and Competition Defense Authority (ACODECO) The data reveal that the products that most increased in supermarkets in February were: the average red apple US $ 0.03 a unit, plain pork $ 0.44 a kilo, whole chicken $ 0.04 a kilo, corvina $ 0.23 a kilo and Chirican beans $ 0.13 per kilogram. Regarding the price changes observed in mini-boxes and grocery stores, the products that increased the most were: corn cream $ 0.14 for each 300 grams, corn flakes $ 0.11 for each 300 grams, grains $ 0.18 per kilo, national ground coffee $ 0.06 per 425 grams and brown sugar $ 0.05 per kilogram. In Supermarkets, the main falls or reductions for the month of February were in lettuce, which ...

Source: Suinoculturaindustrial