The vaccination work fell in November and hit consumption hard, which touched the lowest point in 2 years: A reduction is expected.

Official data show that the slaughter rate had a sharp decline in November, corroborating the complaint of the business operators regarding the shortage of cattle, which was reflected in a sharp rise in prices. According to statistical information from the Senasa, during last month, the shipments to slaughter by producers totaled 1,063 million animals. This represented a drop of 11.4% compared to the effective slaughter of October this year, and 8% compared to the cattle processed by the slaughterhouses in November 2024. The figure would, in turn, indicate a sharp drop in the availability of meat for domestic demand. With that volume of slaughter, an average weight of 235 kilos per animal, and exports around 85,000 tons, consumption per capita would have fallen to 42 kilos, far from the 48 average of previous months. It is the lowest in at least the last two years. This lower supply for the local demand, which is the largest client of the cattle industry and is forced to compete ...