Brazil: With a more attractive price, pork consumption should be boosted by the end-of-the-year parties

The end of the year arrived and with it the period of family celebrations and get-togethers. At suppers, among the most common dishes is pork. Driven by the fact that animals use their snouts in movements that refer to “going forward”, many people take advantage of this belief and consume pork in the hope of progressing in life. This year, adding to the tradition, the fact that beef and even poultry prices are way above normal, costing up to 40% less, pork cuts become even more attractive at this time. Brazilians' cost of living this year, the price of beef made families migrate to chicken and pork to keep protein on the table. However, chicken meat also rose, which opened up more space for pork. The increase in pork consumption was noticed throughout the year, which gave some relief to pig farmers who suffered from a reduction in revenue due to the negative difference obtained in the relationship between the price of a kilo of live pigs and the cost of production. To give you an ...