Quarterly Livestock Surveys: slaughter of cattle, hogs and pigs and chicken grows in Q4 2022
February 10, 2023 09h00 AM | Last Updated: February 13, 2023 05h57 PM
In the 4th quarter of 2022, the slaughter of cattle increased by 6.9%, that of hogs and pigs grew by 2.7% and that of chickens increased by 2.1% compared to the same period of 2021. In comparison with the 3rd quarter of 2022, slaughter of cattle had a fall of 5.2%, that of hogs and pigs reduced by 4.5% and that of chickens rose by 2.0%.
The acquisition of milk was 6.23 billion liters, with a reduction of 4.2% compared to the 4th quarter of 2021 and an increase of 2.0% compared to the previous quarter.
The acquisition of leather pieces by tanneries increased by 4.5% compared to the 4th quarter of 2021, and fell by 5.5% compared to the previous quarter, totaling 7.55 million whole pieces of rawhide.
1.03 billion dozen hen eggs were produced in the 4th quarter of this year, an increase of 3.1% compared to the same period of the previous year and 1.3% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2022.
| Animal slaughter, milk acquisition, rawhide acquisition and hen egg production | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | Q3 | Q4 | 3/1 | 3/2 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Number of slaughtered animals (thousand head) | |||||
| Cattle | 6 961 | 7 854 | 7 443 | 6.9 | -5.2 |
| Hogs and pigs | 13 437 | 14 453 | 13 801 | 2.7 | -4.5 |
| Chicken | 1 530 630 | 1 531 486 | 1 562 512 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Weight of carcasses (metric tons) | |||||
| Cattle | 1 925 484 | 2 133 563 | 2 015 091 | 4.7 | -5.6 |
| Hogs and Pigs | 1 228 359 | 1 333 459 | 1 265 285 | 3.0 | -5.1 |
| Chicken | 3 175 439 | 3 213 088 | 3 324 834 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| Milk (thousand liters) | |||||
| Acquired (raw) | 6 499 677 | 6 101 564 | 6 225 038 | -4.2 | 2.0 |
| Processed | 6 493 449 | 6 048 950 | 6 214 988 | -4.3 | 2.7 |
| Leather (thousand pieces) | |||||
| Acquired (raw) | 7 226 | 7 988 | 7 552 | 4.5 | -5.5 |
| Tanned | 7 029 | 7 754 | 7 348 | 4.5 | -5.2 |
| Eggs (thousand dozen) | |||||
| Production | 1 002 251 | 1 020 197 | 1 033 214 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| 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. | |||||
| Notes: 1. Data for the 4th quarter of 2022 refer to the first results of the respective surveys. 2. The first results of the quarterly livestock surveys started to be released as of the 1st quarter of 2018 only for the Brazil level. These are previous data, which may change until the release of the results for the reference quarter. 3. Data for 2022 are preliminary until the release of data for the 1st quarter of 2023. | |||||
Cattle slaughter up 6.9% in the year and down 5.2% compared to previous quarter
In the 4th quarter of 2022, 7.44 million cattle head were slaughtered under some type of sanitary inspection service. There was an increase of 6.9% compared to the 4th quarter of 2021 and a reduction of 5.2% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2022.
The production of 2.02 million metric tons of cattle carcasses in the 4th quarter of 2022 corresponds to an increase of 4.7% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, and a decrease of 5.6% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2022.
Slaughter of hogs and pigs grows 2.7% in the annual comparison and retreats 4.5% in the quarter
The slaughter of hogs and pigs totaled 13.80 million head in the 4th quarter of 2022. This represents an increase of 2.7% compared to the same quarter of the previous year and a decrease of 4.5% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2022.
The cumulative weight of carcasses registered 1.27 million metric tons in the 4th quarter of 2022, an increase of 3.0% compared to the 4th quarter of 2021 and a decrease of 5.1% compared to the previous quarter.
Chicken slaughter up 2.1% in the annual comparison and 2.0% in the quarterly comparison
In the 4th quarter of 2022, 1.56 billion chicken head were slaughtered. This result meant an increase of 2.1% compared to the equivalent quarter of the previous year and an increase of 2.0% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2022.
The cumulative weight of carcasses was 3.32 million metric tons in the 4th quarter of 2022. This total meant an increase of 4.7% compared to the 4th quarter of 2021 and an increase of 3.5% compared to the previous quarter.
Milk acquisition falls 4.2% in the year, but rises 2.0% in the quarter
The purchase of raw milk made by establishments that operate under some type of sanitary inspection in the 4th quarter of 2022 was 6.23 billion liters. The value corresponded to a reduction of 4.2% compared to the volume registered in the 4th quarter of 2021 and an increase of 2.0% compared to that obtained in the previous quarter.
Leather acquisistion increases 4.5% in the year and drops 5.5% in the quarter
The tanneries investigated by the Quarterly Leather Survey – those tanning at least 5,000 whole units of bovine rawhide per year – declared that they received 7.55 million whole pieces of bovine rawhide in the 4th quarter of 2022. This amount represents an increase of 4.5% compared to that recorded in the 4th quarter of 2021 and a decrease of 5.5% compared to the previous quarter.
Hen egg production up 3.1% in the year and 1.3% in the quarter
The production of hen eggs in the 4th quarter of 2022 reached 1.03 billion dozen. This was the sixth time that the quarterly production of hen eggs in Brazil exceeded 1 billion dozen since the beginning of the time series of the survey, in 1987.
As of the 4th quarter of 2022, revised data from the survey's time series (since 1997) will be presented for chickens as it was found that live chicken weight records were counted instead of chicken carcass weight records. New data entry editing and reports have been implemented. More information can be found in the highlights section on the IBGE website.
