According to preliminary results of the Quarterly Livestock Surveys conducted in Brazil, 13.29 million pigs were slaughtered in the fourth quarter of 2021. This represents an increase of 5.8% when compared to the same quarter of 2020. On the other hand, when compared to the third quarter of 2021, slaughter decreased by 3.2%.
Carcass weight was 1.21 million tons in the fourth quarter of 2021, which was an increase of 7.9% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 and a decrease of 4.8% compared to the third quarter of 2021.
February 10, 2022 /IBGE /Brazil.
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