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Presence of slaughterhouses moves pork market in Brazil

Other Frozen Pork Cuts
Brazil
Published Jun 11, 2022

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The business environment involving live swine has been showing good fluidity, with active slaughterhouses, evaluating the progress of replacement, and seeking to adjust inventories. The assessment is by SAFRAS & Mercado consultant, Allan Maia. “The bargaining power of independent pig farmers has improved. However, live prices are still far from allowing the return of profits, considering that the cost of production remains at a high level”, explains the analyst.

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Porto Alegre, June 10, 2022 – The business environment involving live swine has been showing good fluidity, with active slaughterhouses, evaluating the progress of replacement and seeking to adjust inventories. The assessment is by SAFRAS & Mercado consultant, Allan Maia. “The bargaining power of independent pig farmers has improved. However, live prices are still far from allowing the return of profits, considering that the cost of production remains at a high level”, explains the analyst. The outlook for consumption is still positive, due to the capitalization of families and the great attractiveness of pork cuts compared to competitors, especially beef. According to Maia, mild temperatures can also help consumption. “The point of attention is that the pork availability scenario tends to remain complicated over the next few months and the cost and loss scenario may lead a portion of pig farmers to accelerate sales”, he emphasizes. The flow of pork meat is currently heated by the ...
Source: Safras
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