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

Published 2021년 12월 15일

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The article highlights a growth of 2.5% in Colombia's cattle population as of October 31, reaching 2,724,372 headss, compared to the same period last year. Despite this, there was a 7% decrease in October's slaughter due to a drop in domestic consumption. The increase in overall slaughter is primarily due to a 56.3% rise in carcasses prepared for export. Buffalo cattle slaughter has also increased by 22.3% from January to October 31, with a notable rise in both male and female slaughter numbers compared to the previous year.

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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 ...

Source: MXContexto