Pork loses competitiveness to poultry in October

Chicken meat lost competitiveness against pork in October, interrupting five consecutive months of advantage, according to surveys by Cepea. Researchers explain that the result is due to the strong appreciation of poultry protein and the drop in pork prices. Thus, the difference between the quotations of these meats decreased. According to the Research Center, in October, the whole chilled chicken was sold in the wholesale market of Greater São Paulo at 4.55 Real/kg below the special pork carcass, a difference 1.5% less than that observed in September. In the chicken market, Cepea researchers highlight that the resumption of exports to levels close to those observed before the occurrence of avian influenza has been decisive for the reduction of domestic supply and for a greater balance between availability ...