Paraguay: The April slaughter is expected to reach less than 150,000 heads, the worst figure in four years.

With a maximum projected slaughter of 150,000 heads, April is expected to close as "the worst month in the last four years," warned Ramiro Maluff, president of the Paraguayan Association of Meat Producers and Exporters (APPEC). The drop in slaughter is due to logistical complications caused by rain in productive areas. He indicated that April will not be a reasonable month for slaughter: "We're already passing the 22nd, and as of Monday, 104,000 heads were slaughtered. In the best-case scenario, we'll reach 150,000, and that will be the worst April in the last four years," he told Valor Agro. He explained that “if 140,000 heads are slaughtered, there will be 280,000 half-carcasses with rib slabs; but if we slaughter 200,000 heads, there will be 400,000 rib slabs.” In this regard, he added, “We see this happening at an inopportune time, when demand will be high due to May 1st, which is the time of year when ribs sell the most. Paraguay imported this product last year, but then ...