Prices per arroba are steady at the end of August.

The low supply of animals for slaughter has been supporting the prices of fattened cattle at the end of August. According to researchers at Cepea, large slaughterhouses are mainly interested in animals for export, and thus, they maintain firm prices paid for new batches and/or grant some increase, both for steer and heifer. It is worth noting that, since July, Brazilian exports of beef have been showing record results. Meanwhile, cattle ranchers ...