Day-old chicks recorded a drop in the share of chicken production costs in May

According to information from Embrapa's Central Poultry and Pork Intelligence platform, in May, chicken production costs decreased by 0.35% in the day-old chicks, compared to April. This factor is the second that weighs most in the pocket of the producer, representing in May 14.05% in the production costs, behind only the expenses with animal nutrition, which are 71.40% of the costs. The president of the Brazilian Association of Broiler Chick Producers (Apinco), José Paulo Meirelles Kors explains that the drop in weight in the production costs represented by day-old chicks can be explained by the reduction in prices. "The chick price was around R $ 1.60 in April and dropped to R $ 1.40 in May in São Paulo, but this price is also reflected in the southern states of the country," he said. In addition, according to him, in May there was a reduction of around 4% in accommodation. In relation to animal nutrition, which in May accounted for 71.40% of poultry costs, it rose 0.61% in ...