The prices of the main poultry products showed different movements throughout October. Prices for cuts such as wings, drumsticks and hearts recorded significant increases in the month, due to the increase in Chinese demand and the increase in domestic sales. In relation to products such as breast and breast fillet, liquidity was reduced in the domestic market, resulting in a drop in prices.
At the wholesale level in Greater São Paulo, frozen chicken wings averaged R$ 7.66/kg in October, an increase of 9.8% compared to September. The heart and drumet, both frozen, in the same comparison, were quoted at R$ 11.06/kg and R$ 7.28/kg, respectively, increases of 3% and 4.8%. On the other hand, in the same period, frozen breast fillet depreciated by 5.6% from September to October, to R$ 7.55/kg.
As for fresh chicken meat exports, they totaled 312.04 thousand tons, an increase of 4% compared to September, according to Secex. For live chicken, the market remained with few changes and has already accumulated four months of price stability. In the Greater São Paulo region, the animal had an average price of R$ 3.26/kg in October, a slight increase of 0.4% compared to the previous month.
Given the stability of prices in the live market and the rise in prices of the activity's main inputs, corn and soybean meal, there was a reduction in the poultry farmer's purchasing power in October. On average for the month, a 60 kg bag of corn was quoted at R$ 40.85, an increase of 10.3% compared to September, while a ton of soybean meal had an average of R$ 1,239.16, an increase of 1.5%, both in the region of Campinas (SP). In this way, it was possible for poultry farmers in the interior of São Paulo to purchase 4.80 kilos of cereal, or 2.63 kilos of soy derivatives, with the sale of one kilo of live chicken, amounts 8.9% and 1.1%, respectively. , lower than those of September.
Source: Agricultural News
