Brazil increases pig slaughter in fourth quarter of 2021

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.