Brazil: Chicken prices close on February 28

Tuesday (28) with mixed quotations for the chicken market. According to the president of the Brazilian Association of Chick Producers (Apinco), José Paulo Meirelles Kors, in an interview with Notícias Agrícolas, the placement of broiler chicks in December 2022 will accelerate, generating an extra supply of chicken meat in the internal market, putting pressure on prices at the beginning of the year. However, according to data from Cepea/Esalq, a reaction in the market is starting to be outlined. In São Paulo, according to Scot Consultoria, poultry on the farm remained stable at R$4.90/kg, as well as chicken wholesale, costing R$6.60/kg. In the case of live animals, São Paulo had no price reference. There was no increase in prices in Santa ...