Livestock prices continued to rise in Córdoba and Sucre, Mexico

According to the OPCA, during February, the value of males rose to historic levels. In February, trade in first-class live beef cattle in the organized markets of the Córdoba-Sucre subregion experienced an increase in the quantity sold, the price index to the producer and marketer increased, and the average price per kilogram continued to register. historical levels, as confirmed by the most recent report from the Observatory of Prices and Agricultural Costs of the Northwest Zone of the Colombian Caribbean, OPCA. (Read: The price of cattle in Cesar had a significant increase) According to its director, Omar Castillo Núñez, the trend in the nominal value of exports of live cattle, meat and edible offal at the national level, during the period 2014-2020, indicates that this has been increasing since 2019 and 2017 respectively. The report revealed that 23,470 heads entered virtual commercial auctions in February, an amount 7.1% higher than those sold in January, and 8.0% higher than ...