Slaughter schedules increased in the third week of April of this year, reversing the trend of shortening, but still remaining below the historical average, reinforcing an atypical scenario compared to 2025. According to the VIP Livestock Report DATAGROIn Brazil, on average, the scales advanced to levels close to the maximum for the year 2026 (excluding the first week of the year), around 7.4 consecutive days, representing a contraction of 38.3% compared to the same period of the previous year. In parallel, the São Paulo base market renewed its historical price highs at the beginning of the week and consolidated over the last few days, with an average in the range of R$ 365.00/@, according to the DATAGRO/B3 Cattle IndicatorAccording to the document, "the movement was also observed in other relevant markets, notably Mato Grosso, where the basis differential even operated above São Paulo for a few days, before recently declining again." For more details, access the [link/reference]. VIP Report in analysis session of DATAGRO Portal.
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