In Argentina, the bovine task came up after successive falls – Mercosur Press

AGRO ARGENTINA- VALUE- The task of the fourth month of the year 2025 was at approximately 1,121 million heads of processed cattle. This implies a moderate to significant monthly rise, compared to March, (+9.2%), which is equivalent to about 94.3 thousand animals; and an increase of one (+4.2%) with respect to the month of April 2024, which is equivalent to about 44.7 thousand heads, according to the latest report of the report ABC meat consortium.

Adjusted for the amount of business days of the month, which were 19, there was a moderate rise with respect to the 18 business days of March, which resulted from (+3.4%), and the daily work reached 59.0 thousand heads in April, remaining above 57.1 thousand daily, average, of the month of March.

In the first four months of the year 2025, 4.33 million cattle were slaughtered; one (-0.7%) less than the 4.36 million that had been slaughtered between January and April 2024. The largest interannual differences in the task come from the females of eight and more teeth, which cut in 77.0 thousand heads the cumulative task in the first four months of last year, the females of six teeth, which showed an interannual fall of the task nearby at 35.2 thousand heads. The four teeth males, whose task decreased by about 23.0 thousand heads to that registered between January and April of the year 2024; On the contrary, the task of two teeth females was increased by approximately 94.5 thousand heads and that of six teeth males by 31.2 thousand heads.

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In April 2025, the females task stood at 48.1% of the total task, slightly above 47.6% participation that had been recorded in the same month of the previous year. In the first four months of the current year, the females task reaches a 46.9% participation of the total task, slightly located below the 47.1% record corresponding to the period January to April 2024. In addition, in the first four months of the year 2025, about 24.9 thousand females less than in the same period of the previous year were referred to work.

“The production of bovine meat obtained in April 2025 was close to 257.1 thousand tons equivalent with bone, which implies a rise of one (+9.6%) compared to the month of March; and an increase of one (+5.7%) with respect to the month of April of the year 2024. In the first four months of the year 2025, there were about 992.7 thousand tons equivalent equivalent equivalent equivalent housing; Mario Ravettino, president of Consorcio ABC.

The average weight of bovine housings corresponding to the fourth month of the current year reached 229.4 kilograms, being one (+0.4%) greater than 228.5 kilograms of the last month of March; and resulting in moderately higher, (+1.5%), at 225.9 kilos in April 2024. The average weight of the housings during the four months that have elapsed from the current year was 229.4 kilograms; one (+0.8%) above 227.5 kilograms of the same period of the previous year.

“The task of the companies associated with the Consortium of Exporters of Argentine Meats ABC, reached 373.2 thousand heads in the last month of April, representing 33.3% of the total task. The participation of the ABC in the total task grows with respect to the 31.3% reached in March 2025; and yet it is less than 34.2% reached in April 2024. Between January and April 20, 2025 Associated with the ABC Consortium they slaughtered 1,439 million cattle, representing 33.2% of the total task, ”concluded Ravettino.

The April 2025 is grows by 94.3 thousand heads with respect to the previous month, (+9.2%) and in parallel, the task of the companies associated with the consortium increases by 51.7 thousand heads, (+16.1%).