THE pig slaughter in Brazil The total cattle population in 2025 was 60.69 million head, a 4.3% increase compared to the previous year, which was considered a record in the historical series, according to preliminary data from [source missing]. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), published today (18). Comparing month to month, September showed the highest increase compared to the same month in 2024. (+471,710 head of swine), while April showed the biggest drop (-31,570 heads).
The slaughter 2.51 million more pigs in 2025 compared to the previous year, It was driven by progress in 15 of the 26 federal units. participants in the survey. In the case of the consolidated data for the 4th quarter of 2025, the slaughter totaled 15.29 million head of swine, representing an increase of 5.8% compared to the same period in 2024., but fall 3.5% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2025According to the agency, This was the best fourth quarter in the historical series.Furthermore, October was the month with the highest slaughter rate in the series, which began in 1997 (5.39 million head).
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