Production costs for pigs and broiler chickens fell again in May.

In May, the production costs of swine and broiler chickens fell again in the main producing states, according to a monthly survey by Embrapa Swine and Poultry, published in the Poultry and Swine Intelligence Center (CIAS), available at embrapa.br/suinos-e-aves/cias. In Santa Catarina, the cost of live swine production fell from R$ 6.25 in April to R$ 6.23 in May, a reduction of 0.37%, with the ICPSuíno (Swine Production Cost Index) at 356.33 points. In the accumulated year (Jan-May), the index shows a decrease of 3.87% and, over 12 months, a decrease of 1.51%. Feed, responsible for 72.45% of the total cost in May, fell 0.36% in the month and accumulates a reduction of 2.83% in the year. In Paraná, the cost of broiler chicken production was R$ 4.68 per kilogram in May, a decrease of 0.38%, with the ICPFrango (Chicken Production Cost Index) reaching 362.13 points. Year-to-date (Jan-May), the index shows an increase of 0.53%, while over 12 months, the variation is negative by 2.05%. Feed costs, which represented 63.03% of the total in May, decreased by 1.15% in the month and accumulate a decrease of 6.63% over 12 months. Santa Catarina and Paraná are reference states in the calculations of the CIAS Production Cost Indices (ICPs), due to their relevance as the largest national producers of swine and broiler chickens, respectively. CIAS also provides estimates for Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, and Rio Grande do Sul, offering support for the technical and economic management of production systems. 

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