High demand for pork meat due to the year-end festivities has led to an increase in pork market prices. Live pig and carcass prices have risen in all markets monitored. The CIF pork arroba in São Paulo rose 5.71%/4.83%, reaching R$ 148.00/R$ 152.00, and the special carcass increased 2.75% /3.54%, worth BRL 11.20/BRL 11.70 a kilo. Live animal prices also saw an increase in São Paulo and other monitored regions.