First quarterly results of livestock output: slaughter of cattle and of hogs and pigs increases from Q1 2017 to Q1 2018
May 09, 2018 09h00 AM | Last Updated: May 24, 2018 02h08 PM
Cattle slaughter recorded an increase of 1.4%, and the slaughter of hogs and pigs, of 0.5%. Chicken slaughter fell by 2.0% in Q1 2018 against Q1 2017. In the comparison bbetween Q1 2018 and Q4 2017, the slaughter of cattle and of hogs and pigs fell by 6.% and 4.7%, respectively, wheras chicken slaughter increased 2.6%, amounting to 1.47 million head. Milk acquisition hit 6.10 billion liters, the best result for a Q1 since 2016, with a hike of 4.1% in relation to Q1 2017 and a decrease of 6.9% against the previous quarter. The production of rawhide pieces increased 1.4% against that in Q1 2017, and fell 3.3% against that in the immediately previous quarter. The output of eggs increased 5.2% versus that in Q1 2017, and amounted to 831.31 million dozens, a decrease of 2.6% against the previous quarter. That is a record amount for a Q1, only reached in 1987. The publication with the first results of the quarterly surveys of livestock production can be accessed on this page.
From today on, the IBGE will release the first results of quarterly surveys of livestock, enabling a fatser access to information of the agricultural structure. These are preliminary results and only fro Brazil, without disaggregation by Federation Unit. The first results will be available about one month before the final release, and may be changed in the following releases.
Slaughter of cattle rises 1.4% in Q1 2018 against Q1 2017
In Q1, 7.50 million cattle head under some type of sanitary inspection were slaughtered. That amount was 6.9% smaller than that registered in the previous quarter and 1.4% bigger than in Q1 2017.
The production of 1.83 million metric tons of carcasses in Q1 2018 fell by 10.0% in relation to Q4 2017 and rose 1.8% against Q1 2017.
Slaughter of hogs and pigs amounts to 10.53 million head
In Q1 2018, a total 10.53 million head of hogs and pigs were slaughtered, which mean a decrease of 4.7% against the previous quarter and and of 0.5% against the same period in 2017.
The cumulative weight of the carcasses reached 938.96 thousand metric tons, in Q1 2018, representing a decrease of 4.7% against the previous quarter and of 4.3% against the same period in 2017.
Slaughter of chickens fell 2.0% in Q1 2018 agains Q1 2017
In the first quarter of 2018, a total 1.47 billion chickens were slaughtered. That result meant an increase of 2.6% against the previous quarter and decrease of 2.0% against the same period in 2017.
The cumulative weight of the carcasses was 3.47 million metric tond in Q1 2018. That result represented increeases of 3.5% in relation to the previous quarter and of 1.7% against the same period in 2017.
Purchase of milk recordes record increase in a Q1
The purchase of raw milk by establishments under some type of sanitary inspection (at federal, state or municipal level) in Q1 2018 was 6.10 billion liters, the best result for a Q1 since 2016. Despite the decrease of 6.9% in relation to the previous quarter, the figure was 4.1%, above that in the same quarter of 2017.
| Number of animals slaughtered and weight of the carcasses of cattle, hogs and pigs, purchase of raw milk and lesther and production of hen's eggs - Brazil - Q1 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal slaughter, purchase of milk and leather and production of hen's eggs | 2017 | 2017 | 2018 | Change (%) | |
| Q1 | Q4 | Q1 | 3 / 1 | 3 / 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Number of animls slaughtered (thousand head) | |||||
| Cattle | 7 398 | 8 059 | 7 502 | 1.4 | -6.9 |
| Hogs and pigs | 10 480 | 11 053 | 10 532 | 0.5 | -4.7 |
| Chickens | 1 496 769 | 1 429 337 | 1 466 167 | -2.0 | 2.6 |
| Weight of the carcasses (metric tons) | |||||
| Cattle | 1 796 565 | 2 032 979 | 1 828 986 | 1.8 | -10.0 |
| Hogs and pigs | 900 320 | 985 527 | 938 960 | 4.3 | -4.7 |
| Chickens | 3 411 021 | 3 352 515 | 3 468 858 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| Milk (thousand liters) | |||||
| Purchased (raw) | 5 854 570 | 6 544 651 | 6 094 462 | 4.1 | -6.9 |
| Acquired | 5 843 227 | 6 538 992 | 6 090 139 | 4.2 | -6.9 |
| Leather (thousand pieces) | |||||
| Purchased (rawhide) | 8 347 | 8 748 | 8 461 | 1.4 | -3.3 |
| Tanned | 8 357 | 8 782 | 8 401 | 0.5 | -4.3 |
| Eggs (thousand dozens) | |||||
| Output | 790 546 | 853 513 | 831 306 | 5.2 | -2.6 |
| Source: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Agropecuária, Pesquisa Trimestral do Abate de Animais, Pesquisa Trimestral do Leite, Pesquisa Trimestral do Couro e Produção de Ovos de Galinha. | |||||
| Note: 1. Data on Q1 2018 refer to the first results of the respective surveys. | |||||
| 2. The first results of the quarterly surveys of livestock were released in Q1 2018 only for Brazil. These are preliminary results that may change before the release of results for the reference quarter. | |||||
| 3. Data on year 2018 are preliminary until the release of data in Q1 2019. | |||||
Purchase of leather was 1.4% bigger than in the same quarter a year ago
The tanneries surveyed by the Quarterly Suvey of Leather – those accounting for the tanning of at least 5 thousand rawhide pieces per year – reported having received 8.46 million whole units in Q1 2018. That amount was 3.3% smaller than in the previous quarter anf 1.4% bigger than in Q1 2017.
Production of eggs reaches 831.31 million and is a record for a Q1
The output of hen's eggs was 831.31 million dozens in Q1 2018. In the time series that started in 1987, that was the biggest output ever recorded in a Q1. The result was 2.6% smaller than in the previous quarter and 5.2% above the figure registered in Q1 2017.
