The article reports on the dynamics of cattle and buffalo slaughter in Colombia, as indicated by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) for the first five months of 2022. It highlights a rebound in May compared to the same month in the previous year, but a continuing decline in profits overall. The data shows that cattle slaughter has seen a significant increase compared to both 2020 and 2021, though a decrease when looking at longer-term trends. Buffalo slaughter also shows a slight increase, with a notable rise in the number of male cattle slaughtered compared to previous years. Conversely, the internal consumption of cattle has seen a consistent decline since 2019. The article also mentions a rise in the slaughter of carcasses for export in May 2022, attributed to a national strike in the previous year.