Meat production in Chile falls by 10% compared to the same period of the previous year

According to data provided by PASO, meat production up to the month of September registers a 10% decline compared to the same period in 2021, reaching a total of 145,646 tons. Total slaughter contracted 10.8%, reaching a total of 563,830 slaughtered heads. The categories that decreased most strongly are beef cows (26.3%), heifers (11.9%) and steers (10.9%). In terms of the real prices of animals at livestock fairs, until October fat steers registered a drop of 3% compared to 2021, reaching an average price between January and September of $2,139/kilo. The opposite situation is observed for the fat cow and calf categories, which registered increases of 13.7% and 9%, with prices reaching $1,459/kg and $2,079/kg, respectively. At the regional level, the variations in the monthly prices of the fat steer were negative, but of different magnitude between the regions. The Araucanía region had a variation of -4.3%, reaching $2,097Kg, while the Los Ríos region registered $1,794/kg with a ...