Mexico: Until October, profit of cattle for export and buffalo continued to rise

Until last October 31, the entity registered a total of 2,724,372 head of cattle, 67,724 more than the 2,656,648 registered on the same date last year, which corresponds to a growth of 2.5%. However, when comparing the monthly data for October, there is a 7% reduction from one year to the next, which represents about 21,000 fewer animals. (Read: Livestock slaughter in the third quarter grew driven by exports) This is due to a drop in the slaughter for domestic consumption, since in the tenth month of this year 27,000 less channels were obtained than in October 2020 (-9.8%), while the figure for the first ten months stays relatively the same. While a year ago a little more than 2.5 million heads were destined for local trade, this year 2,483,449 cattle were reached (-0.8%), a difference of 19 063 specimens that shows that the national benefit continues to decline. According to Óscar Cubillos, head of the Fedegán-FNG Office of Economic Planning and Research, "formal slaughter has ...