The pork market continues to rise. On farms in São Paulo since the beginning of the month, the price of a finished animal has increased by R$10.00, an increase of 12.2%. The finished animal has been traded, on average, at R$92.00 per arroba. Even in a period of the month in which we typically see less liquidity, there was an increase in prices on farms.
At wholesale, buyers are more active, as retailers are already starting to move to replenish stocks for the beginning of the month. As a result, prices rose again. During the week the carcass went from R$7.05 per kilo to the current R$7.30 per kilo, an increase of 3.5% in seven days. Since the beginning of the month, the appreciation in this link in the chain was 15.9%.
Externally, the volume sold remains at good levels. In the first 17 working days of May, the volume of fresh meat exported already corresponds to the total shipped last April (51.0 thousand tons). If this pace continues, May could reach the best volume performance in the historical series, with 65.9 thousand tons shipped. For the short term, pricing in the domestic market should remain firm, supported by exports.
