Beef prices fluctuate in Spain

As for beef carcasses, prices oscillated between increases in males (due to significant demand from the industry compared to a contained supply) and repetitions in females, due to fewer orders from slaughterhouses. Sources in the sector indicate that it must be taken into account that Ramadan is approaching, which this year begins at the beginning of March, and the movements of live animals destined for Libya and Lebanon have already begun, in addition to the fact that the demand for part of Morocco with half-baited animals. These sources add that the European market was complicated by transportation problems on the border with France. Sources from the Ebro Market, where prices repeated, indicate that the end of the month has taken its toll, with internal demand that has suffered even more due to the January slope. The supply continues to be tight, with difficulties in obtaining animals with weight, especially males, which continue to be more sought after than females. Export ...