Paraguay: August slaughter falls after four months of growth, but annual slaughter continues to rise

In August, cattle slaughter in the country's meat processing industries decreased by 12% compared to July, with 193,303 heads processed, according to Senacsa. This represents a 9% reduction from August 2023. Despite adverse weather conditions, the total number of cattle slaughtered up to August increased by 3% compared to the previous year, reaching 1,474,171 heads. The breakdown shows reductions in steers, cows, and heifers, but an increase in bulls. The top slaughtering industry was Guaraní, followed by Concepción and Frigochorti.

Contrary to what had been happening in the last four months of the year, where there was an increase in cattle slaughter in the country, in August the slaughter in the meat processing industries was reduced by 12% compared to July, according to a report by the National Service for Quality and Animal Health (Senacsa). In the eighth month of the year, 193,303 heads of cattle were sent to meat processing plants, that is, 25,905 less than in July, when 219,208 heads were slaughtered. Comparing the slaughter numbers for August with the same month in 2023, when 212,654 heads were processed, a reduction of 9% is observed. However, due to the adverse weather conditions faced by the main productive areas of the country, the total number of cattle slaughtered up to August has increased compared to last year, reaching 1,474,171 heads, 3% more than the 1,415,943 slaughtered in the same period of the previous year. The plants have processed 28,326 steers, 92,501 bulls, 35,913 cows and 36,563 ...