Pork slaughter grows 15% and has a historic record in Acre, Brazil

Published 2021년 10월 1일

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Acre, Brazil has seen a 15% increase in pig slaughterings in the second half of this year compared to the same period in 2020, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. This increase, which reaches a record high for the state since 1999, is primarily due to a rise in pork exports, especially to Bolivia, and an increase in domestic consumption due to high beef prices. Additionally, the state's expected growth in pig farming is supported by its self-sufficiency in corn, a crucial feed source, and a promising crop outlook, which helps lower production costs. Brazil also set a record for pig slaughterings in the second quarter of this year, with a 7.6% annual increase and a 2.9% quarterly increase.

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The slaughter of pigs in Acre increased 15% in the second half of this year compared to the same period in 2020. The data are from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), released in a report by the Observatory of the Business Forum on Innovation and Development of Acre. The data were released in the first half of September and show that between the months of April, May and June, 13.3 thousand heads of pigs were slaughtered. According to the report, this is a record in the historical series, which IBGE started in 1997 and that, in the state of Acre, the first records were from the third quarter of 1999. In comparison with the first quarter of this year, the increase was 5.3%. The record came as a result of the increase in pork exports abroad, mainly to Bolivia. "There are two explanations. The main one is the growth of domestic consumption because the price of beef is very high, it has grown a lot and pork has not increased or decreased and this makes pork much ...

Source: Suinoculturaindustrial