Pork cost in the South region: Brazilian pig farmers absorbed a loss of 14.7% in January

The data released by Embrapa Suínos e Aves in relation to the cost of creation and the sale price of live pigs in the South region showed that in January there was a strong decrease in the cost of production based on the new standards used in the calculation and, even so, it continued much higher than that received by pig farmers from the sale of live pigs. In January, the average sale price reached R$5.94, a monthly decrease of 2% and an increase of 2.2% in relation to January of last year. The cost of creation, in turn, fell to R$6.96, down 12.5% over last December and 6.7% over January 2022. However, comparisons in relation to the cost of production lost reference due to no update of the previous data ...