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Colombia: Cattle price and supply drop in Córdoba and Sucre in November

Frozen Bone-In Beef
Colombia
Published Dec 7, 2022

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Almost all the cattle trade indicators in Córdoba and Sucre fell in November, both prices and the offer at fairs and auctions. For analysts, the phase of decline in the real price of male fattened cattle continued to accentuate in November. According to the Observatory of Agricultural Prices and Costs of the Northwestern Colombian Caribbean Zone (OPCA), in November the price index received by the producer in all categories, except for male fattening, deteriorated, while the nominal and real price for kilo were reduced.

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On the other hand, although the offer entered at auctions and fairs was lower, it continues to grow compared to the same month of 2021. In the northern cattle-raising region of Colombia, this indicator had the same signal. This was the behavior of the cattle trade in the penultimate month. Supply of live cattle in Córdoba and Sucre The supply of cattle at auctions of live cattle, male and female, of first quality, was 40,300 heads in November, 1.5% less than that of October. Second class, 16,154 were auctioned, 11.3% above the amount of the previous month. In the northern livestock region of Colombia, made up of Antioquia (Urabá and Caucasia auctions, and the Medellín fair and auction) and 4 Caribbean departments (Córdoba, Sucre, Cesar and Bolívar), the supply decreased from 86,401 animals in October to 79,171 in November, a reduction of 8.4%. Using the accumulated growth rate of 12 months, the supply grew by 13.5% compared to November 2021. In the northern livestock region it ...
Source: MXContexto
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