Consumers purchasing cheaper meat favours

The internal market for beef is desaquecido. IBGE data show that between January and March of this year are down 7.5 million of beef, 6.9 percent less than in the first quarter of last year. When analyzed the weight of castings, the fall reaches 10%. José Vicente Ferraz, technical director of Informa Economics, analyzes the behavior of prices is another indication of weak demand. After all, even with lower offer, the price of meat follows in downward trend. The pork also offer less in the first quarter of this year, with a fall of 4.7% in slaughters as compared to the same period in 2017. Chicken slaughter already grew 2.6% in the first months of this year, compared with the same period last year. The result shows that the Brazilian, still seeking to recover the rent, has opted for this kind of meat, which demand less disbursement.