Brazil: Pig slaughter increased in the fourth quarter of 2022

In the fourth quarter of 2022, Brazilian pig slaughter increased 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year.

There were 13.80 million head of hogs slaughtered, 2.7% more than in the same quarter the year prior and 4.5% less than in the third quarter of 2022.

Total carcass weight was 1.27 million tons in the fourth quarter of 2022, up 3.0% from the same quarter in 2021 and down 5.1% from the immediately preceding quarter.

February 10, 2023/ IBGE/ Brazil.
https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br

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