O physical cattle market opens the week with the maintenance of the standard of negotiations in a large part of the country.
The climate situation will be a variable of great importance for this segment during the month of May, with the dry climate and high temperatures in the Center-North decisively affecting the condition of the pastures.
“As a result, it will be difficult for the rancher to retain the animals. Slaughter scales begin to advance in certain states; This is the case of what is being evidenced in São Paulo, Goiás and Tocantins”, says the analyst at Consultoria Safras & Mercado, Fernando Henrique Iglesias.
Live cattle price
- São Paulo: R$ 233 per arroba of beef
- Goiânia, Goiás: R$ 217 per arroba of fat cattle
- Uberaba (MG): R$ 228 per arroba of beef
- Dourados (MS): R$ 225 per arroba of beef
- Cuiabá: R$ 214 per arroba of beef
Wholesale
The wholesale market saw a drop in beef prices at the beginning of the week.
According to Iglesias, the business environment points to an improvement in market conditions starting next week, considering that in addition to the entry of wages into the economy, there is Mother’s Day, which usually encourages meat consumption.
The hind quarter was priced at R$17.30 per kilo, a drop of R$0.20. The front quarter was quoted at R$13.90 per kilo, a drop of R$0.10. The needle point was priced at R$12.80 per kilo, a drop of R$0.20.
