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Argentina: Pig slaughter increased nearly 5 % in first quarter

So far this year, there has been an upward trend in the volume of pig slaughter.

Monthly slaughter of swine in the first quarter of 2025, annual variations. Prepared by 333 Latin America with data from the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Ministry of Economy of Argentina.

Swine slaughter in the first quarter of 2025 reached 1,957,330 head, up 4.7% from the same period in 2024.

The results by province indicate that Buenos Aires accounted for 49.6% of the slaughter with 970,364 head, while Santa Fe and Córdoba accounted for 17.8% and 17.4%, respectively.

Specifically for March, there were 663,229 head slaughtered, 2.5% more than in the same month of the previous year and 5.6% more than in February.

333 Latin America with data from the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Ministry of Economy of Argentina/ Argentina.
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