Cattle breeding finished the best semester in history, and even better prices are expected for calves and breeding females in the coming [period]

Breeders closed an excellent first half of the year, with never-before-seen prices for calves. They even surpassed those in Uruguay, where the export business weighs heavily and no export duties are paid. If a calf is worth 3 dollars there, here they are sustained at 3.50 to 3.70. According to Senasa data, 7.7 million calves left breeding fields headed to auction and other establishments, whether for rearing or feedlot fattening. This is a high volume considering a production of 14.5 million animals. It is worth noting that part of what is weaned remains in breeding fields for replacement of breeding stock. Discounting that percentage, and what many establishments retain because they integrate rearing and fattening, emerges what is commercialized. Consignment agents estimate that 80% of the offer has already been commercialized. "Supply has been markedly reduced, and at this time, as rearing fields run out of grass, the calf price usually drops. But what we see is that it remains ...