He Consortium of Argentine Meat Exporters reported that in June there were 1,314 million head of cattle processed28.4 thousand (2.2%) more than in May and 174 thousand (15.3%) above the same month of 2022. The daily slaughter reached 65.7 thousand heads, just above the 64.3 thousand that were averaged in May.
Thus, in the first six months of the year, they slaughtered 7.32 million cattle; 12.7% more than the 6.50 million that had been fished between January and June 2022.
June slaughter: all the details
The greatest increase could be seen in the young males, which exceeded 244 thousand heads those accumulated in the first half of last year. On the other hand, adult females increased by 197 thousand heads and young women in 176 thousand.
Another of the important numbers of this month’s job is that the job of females represented 48.3% of the total, moderately above the 46.7% participation that had been registered in the same month of 2022.
The production of bovine meat in June was close to the 297.2 thousand tons bone-in beef equivalent, 2.8% more than in May and 11.6% more than in the same month of 2022.
The average weight of bovine carcasses corresponding to the sixth month of the current year reached 226.2 kilograms, 0.5% higher than the 225 kilograms in Maybut 3.2% lower than the 233.6 kilos of June 2022.
The average weight of the carcasses during the six months of the year was 226.2 kilograms, 1.9% below the 230.6 kilograms in the same period from the previous year.
During June, the cost of slaughtered cattle significantly attenuated the marked upward trend of the last days of January and February, although in the year It has accumulated a correction close to 54% with respect to the values of the closing of the year 2022 for the Hilton Steers.
Lower prices and expectations for July
Regarding prices, the correction of the net exchange rate received for exports of bovine meat barely slipped 47% and the prices received in the main destinations of export showed values with a downward trendwith the sole exception of the cuts of high value destined for the European Union which significantly improved their prices.
The expectations for July are of a job with a tendency to moderate their year-on-year growth ratessupported by the offer of light animals from feedlot establishments, accompanied by a relatively high supply of cows, but which will begin its progressive path of reduction that will deepen towards the spring, estimated the work of the ABC.
Source: Ambito
