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According to the data published by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IGBE), in the first trimester of 2019, a total of 11.27 million pigs have been slaughtered, this representing an increase by 1.6% with respect to the previous trimester, when 11.19 million pigs were slaughtered, and by 5.2% with respect to the same period in 2018 (10.72 million).
The accumulated weight of the carcasses was 989,100 tonnes in the first trimester of 2019: an increase by 1.9% in comparison with the previous trimester (980,760 tonnes), and by 3.6% with regard to the same period in 2018 (954,602 tonnes).
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019/IBGE/ Brazil.
https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/
