Prices for cattle and beef remain steady

Slaughter animal prices remain firm across all regions, with the scales slightly shorter than last week. This is indicated by surveys from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea). Slaughterhouses increase prices when they need to intensify purchases and tend to maintain the same quotation in the following days, managing new increases according to their scale needs. In the state of São Paulo, surveys show that deals have been mainly between R$ 310 and R$ 315, but ranchers insist on values above R$ 320. In the wholesale market of Greater São Paulo, according to the research center, beef prices have been showing positive ...