The Chilean beef market ended the month of November with clear signs of increased dynamism, both in volume and in value, in a context that combines seasonal factors with a political change that the sector is closely monitoring.
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The triumph of José Antonio Kast in the presidential elections opened up expectations of a shift in the country's economic orientation, with a more favorable look towards trade openness and the strengthening of regional ties, which is beginning to be reflected in the mood of the operators. According to official data released by the Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (ODEPA), Chile imported around 23,000 tons of beef in November, which represented an increase of nearly 4,000 tons compared to October and the highest monthly volume since August. Andrés Oyhenard, editor of Faxcarne, explained to Valor Agro that this behavior responds largely to the seasonality inherent in the Chilean market, where the months before the end-of-year holidays usually concentrate greater purchases to meet the demand of December and the first days of January, in addition to the effect of the September National Holidays. Along with the increase in volume, an improvement in the average import value was ...
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