Meat prices decreased in January, research shows.
Chicken, pork, and beef cuts saw price reductions and increased exports, according to figures from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea).
247 - Figures from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea) indicated that the price of chicken meat fell 1,3% in the last 30 days at the retail level and is expected to show a greater decline in the coming weeks. The decrease in wholesale value was 7,62% in the first two weeks of January for frozen chicken, according to monitoring by...
The price of pork has fallen by 17,1% compared to the current price at the end of December, according to a report published last week by [source name]. Commodities Ups and Downs column, in the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.
According to Cepea, a 15-kilogram unit of live cattle cost R$ 340 a year ago, fell to R$ 300 in June, and is currently worth R$ 287.
Other products, like gasoline, they also recorded a price decrease at the beginning of this year.
Exports of all three types of meat also increased when comparing January 2022 to the same period last year - 28% (chicken), beef (18%) and pork (8%).
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