Brazil: Mato Grosso leads cattle slaughter, according to IBGE
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Brazil
Published Dec 9, 2022
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Cattle slaughter in Brazil increased by 11.9% in the 3rd quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021, according to data from Livestock Production Statistics, from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), released on Wednesday-Friday (07).
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Cattle slaughter in Brazil increased by 11.9% in the 3rd quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021, according to data from Livestock Production Statistics, from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), released on Wednesday -Friday (07). In all, 7.85 million animals were slaughtered in July, August and September of this year. In the same period of the previous year, 7.3 million cattle were slaughtered across the country. In the ranking of States, Mato Grosso continues to lead the slaughter of cattle, with 15.8% of the national share, followed by São Paulo (11.7%), Goiás (10.7%) and Mato Grosso do Sul (10.3 %). Still according to the IBGE, the month of August was the most active, when 2.69 million heads were slaughtered, totaling 5.8% above the equivalent month of 2021. 2.56 million heads slaughtered. Slaughter in the quarter corresponded to the production of 2.13 million tons of beef carcasses in the period, which consisted of an increase of 11.6% in ...
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