Exports accelerate and keep the livestock market firm in June

Since the beginning of June, the livestock market as a whole has remained firm, according to surveys by Cepea. According to the Research Center, the adjustments are not intense, but frequent.

Supply is relatively low, and to fill the scales, meatpacking plants need to adjust prices. Researchers explain that livestock farmers are still expecting new increases after the holiday and are negotiating slowly.

Sales of feedlot cattle begin to increase, and these animals, in more standardized batches and with good finishing, reach higher values.

The pace of shipments is faster than in May, which helps explain the firm prices of both animals for slaughter and meat at the national wholesale level.

The volume exported per day increased by 13% compared to last month, rising to an average of 11.7 thousand tons of fresh meat.

In June 2024, the daily average was 9.6 thousand tons, that is, the performance of this partial month is almost 22% higher, according to Secex data analyzed by Cepea.