INDICATORS: fat cattle opens the week (29) down 0.98%

The quotation of the arroba of fat cattle started the week (29) with the seventh consecutive fall of 0.98% in the price and the product is negotiated at R$256.30 in the state of São Paulo. The drop in price follows the trend observed throughout the month of May.

The moving average, that is, the last five aggregated indicators of the live cattle at sign, also showed a decrease, which signals a possible decrease in the value for the coming weeks, according to the trend presented.

In the financial market, the fat ox arroba is priced at R$253.30, down 1.00% compared to the previous day.

The price of a kilogram of frozen chicken also dropped. This is the fourth consecutive fall and the product is sold at R$ 6.25. The price of a kilo of chilled chicken also fell by 1.87% and the product is sold at R$ 6.30 in Greater São Paulo, São José do Rio Preto and Descalvado.

The price of special pork carcass also fell sharply, by 3.44% and the product is sold at R$ 9.27, in wholesale in Greater São Paulo. With regard to live pigs, in the states, there was also a sharp drop in value, at levels between 1.21% and 3.45%. In Minas Gerais, live pigs sell for R$6.16. In Paraná, the product is sold at R$ 5.86. In Santa Catarina, at R$5.73; in Rio Grande do Sul at R$5.98; and in São Paulo at R$ 6.29.

The values are from Cepea.