Production costs for broiler chickens and pigs show different results in the first half of the year.

The production costs of broiler chickens and live pigs followed distinct trajectories in June in the main reference states of Brazilian poultry and pig farming. In Paraná, the cost of chicken increased by 0.55%, while in Santa Catarina, the cost of pigs decreased by 0.36%, according to the monthly survey released by the Poultry and Swine Intelligence Center (CIAS). In Paraná, the cost of broiler chicken production was R$ 4.71 per kilo in June, a 0.55% increase, with the ICPFrango (Chicken Production Cost Index) reaching 364.12 points. In the accumulated year (January to June), the index shows an increase of 1.09%, while over 12 months, the variation is negative by 0.35%. Feed costs, which represented 62.34% of the total in June, decreased by 0.55% in the month and accumulate a drop of 3.78% over 12 months. The acquisition costs of day-old chicks (19.83% of the total) rose 4.53% in the month and have accumulated 10.82% over the last 12 months. In Santa Catarina, the cost of live pig production fell from R$ 6.23 in May to R$ 6.21 in June, a reduction of 0.36%, with the ICPSuíno (Pig Production Cost Index) at 355.05 points. In the accumulated year (January to June), the index shows a decrease of 4.22% and, over 12 months, of 0.74%. Feed, responsible for 72.60% of the total cost in June, fell 0.14% in the month and has accumulated a reduction of 2.97% in the year. Santa Catarina and Paraná are the reference states used in the calculation of the CIAS Production Cost Indices (ICPs) because they concentrate the largest national production of pigs and broilers. CIAS also provides estimates for Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, and Rio Grande do Sul to monitor the costs of production systems. In the states of the Southern Region (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina), production costs are calculated and published monthly, while for Goiás, Mato Grosso, and Minas Gerais, the information is released quarterly. In the case of Goiás and Minas Gerais, the zootechnical productivity coefficients were revised and updated in April 2026 and began to support the calculation of production costs published from June 2026 onwards.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.