Brazil: Production value of the main livestock products reaches R$ 75.5 billion

Published 2021년 9월 29일

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The 2020 Municipal Livestock Production report by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics shows a 27.1% increase in the production value of major livestock products, totaling R $75.5 billion, with milk production contributing the most. The national cattle herd also grew by 1.5% to 218.2 million heads, the highest since 2016. The pandemic influenced the livestock industry, leading to higher prices for livestock inputs and increasing demand for meat, especially in China. Brazil also set records in national milk and chicken egg production.

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The Municipal Livestock Production 2020, released today (29), in Rio de Janeiro, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), shows that the production value of the main livestock products grew 27.1% in 2020, reaching R $75.5 billion. The production of milk concentrated 74.9% of this value, followed by the production of chicken eggs (23.6%), honey (0.8%), quail eggs (0.5%), wool (0.1% ) and silkworm cocoons (0.1%). According to the survey, Minas Gerais was the leader in production value: R$ 17.8 billion, with 89.8% of this total (R$ 15.99 billion) coming from milk production. Criacao_pecuaria_boi_nelore (Photo: Ernesto de Souza/Ed. Globo) In 2020, the national cattle herd grew 1.5%, reaching 218.2 million heads, the highest number since 2016, when the herd reached 218,190,768 heads. The Midwest accounted for 34.6% of this total (or 75.4 million). The biggest increase was in the North region: 5.5%, or more 2.7 million heads, totaling 52.4 million. The state of ...

Source: Agroinforme