In April, meat exports would fall by 18%

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According to the latest Rosgan report, in April 44,347 tons of beef were sold abroad under the strike in force in the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service.

Therefore, although the reported numbers are not definitive, considering the current measure of force, it is unlikely to observe significant progress in the days remaining at the end of the period, so if these figures are confirmed they would be close to 18% lower than the 53,898 tons certified by the organization during the month of March.

It is worth noting that since Monday, and for a period of 72 hours, the Association of State Workers (ATE) ordered a total stoppage of activities that compromises the actions of Senasa, paralyzing agri-food exports throughout the country for this period.

Hilton Fee Coverage

The coverage percentage of the Hilton Quota as of March 31, from all origins, is 62.4%.

According to statistics published by the European Commission, at the end of the first quarter of the year, Argentina had covered 73.4% of the 29,389 tons available for the 2023/23 cycle, being the third country with the highest percentage of compliance, after Uruguay. with 87% of the 5,606 tons allocated and Australia with 79.3% of its 3,389 tons annually.

The rest of the countries that participate in said tariff quota present lower levels of compliance: in order of incidence, there is Brazil with 25.4% of 8,951 tons, Chile with 6.2% of 3,050 tons and New Zealand and Paraguay with the 50.6% and 56.6% of 1,102 and 1,000 tons awarded, respectively.

Females sent to slaughter

The proportion of females sent to slaughter so far in April is 48.5%.

According to the data reported by Senasa on Monday, with 2 business days left until the end of the month, total shipments to slaughter amount to 994,141 animals, a figure that, adjusted by business days, represents about 55,230 animals per day, practically unchanged. compared to the pace reported in March.

Likewise, in its composition, a new increase is observed in the proportion of females that would reach 48.5%, according to the partial data to date, this is 1 point more than what was recorded the previous month, mainly explained by the seasonal departure of cows.

Price drop in April

In the fourth week of April, the prices of the main foods would fall by 0.8%, according to surveys carried out by a private consulting firm. Meanwhile, for the government – as stated in a presentation by the Secretariat of Economic Policy on April 4 – the inflation estimate for all of 2024 would be below 125%, a number that considers the reduction of the monthly rate to one digit starting this month, estimating to close the semester with 8% for April, 5.5% for May and 4.5% for June.