Quarterly livestock surveys: slaughter of cattle, hogs and pigs and chicken grows in Q3
November 12, 2025 09h00 AM | Last Updated: November 12, 2025 11h27 AM
The results of the animal production in the third quarter of 2025 pointed out that cattle slaughter rose 7.0% compared with the same period in 2024 and 6.7% compared with the previous quarter.
The slaughter of hogs and pigs increased 5.3% in relation to the same period in 2024 and 4.7% compared with the second quarter of 2025. Chicken slaughter rose 2.8% in relation to the same period in 2020243 and 3.0% compared with the second quarter of 2025.
Acquisition of raw milk reached 7.01 billion liters in the third quarter of 2025, with a rise of 10.3% in relation to the third quarter of 2024 and 7.5% against the immediately previous quarter.
Acquisition of rawhide by tanneries rose 8.4% in relation to the same quarter in the previous year and 6.5% against the second quarter of 2025, adding up to 11.44 million rawhide pieces.
In the third quarter of 2025, 1.23 billion hen eggs were produced, a rise of 2.3% in relation to the same quarter last year and a drop of 0.8% over the amount registered in the immediately previous quarter.
Number of slaughtered animals and weight of carcasses of cattle, hogs and pigs, and chicken, acquisition of raw milk, acquisition of raw hide and production of hen eggs - Q3 2025
| Animal slaughter, milk acquisition, acquisition of raw hide and production of hen eggs | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | Q2 | Q3 | 3/1 | 3/2 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Number of slaughtered animals (thousand head) | |||||
| Cattle | 10 501 | 10 524 | 11 232 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
| Hogs and pigs | 15 014 | 15 091 | 15 804 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| Chicken | 1 642 264 | 1 639 724 | 1 688 210 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Weight of carcasses (tonnes) | |||||
| Cattle | 2 784 341 | 2 665 152 | 2 954 519 | 6.1 | 10.9 |
| Hogs and pigs | 1 402 998 | 1 421 384 | 1 488 190 | 6.1 | 4.7 |
| Chicken | 3 488 655 | 3 555 660 | 3 592 797 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Milk (thousand liters) | |||||
| Acquired (raw) | 6 358 355 | 6 527 211 | 7 013 675 | 10.3 | 7.5 |
| Industrialized | 6 352 285 | 6 512 336 | 6 989 230 | 10.0 | 7.3 |
| Rawhide (thousand units) | |||||
| Acquired (raw) | 10 555 | 10 749 | 11 442 | 8.4 | 6.5 |
| Tanned | 9 805 | 9 196 | 10 170 | 3.7 | 10.6 |
| Eggs (thousand dozen) | |||||
| Production | 1 205 391 | 1 242 536 | 1 232 599 | 2.3 | -0.8 |
| Source: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Estatísticas Agropecuárias, Pesquisa Trimestral do Abate de Animais, Pesquisa Trimestral do Leite, Pesquisa Trimestral do Couro e Produção de Ovos de Galinha | |||||
| Notes: 1. Data from the third quarter of 2025 refer to the first results of the respective surveys. 2. The first results of the quarterly livestock surveys are released only for Brazil as of the first quarter of 2018. They are early data and can be changed until the release of the results of the reference quarter. 3. The data for the year of 2025 are preliminary up to the release of the data of the first quarter of 2026. |
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Cattle slaughter continues to rise in the third quarter of 2025
In the third quarter of 2025, 11.23 million head of cattle were slaughtered under some sort of sanitary inspection. This amount represented a positive change of 7.0% compared to the third quarter of 2024 and an increase of 6.7% compared to the second quarter of 2025.
The production of 2.95 million tonnes of cattle carcasses, in the third quarter of 2025, consisted of an increase of 6.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year and of 10.9% compared to the second quarter of 2025.
Slaughter of hogs and pigs increased 5.3% in the third quarter compared to the same quarter of the previous year
Slaughter of hogs and pigs added up to 15.80 million head in the third quarter of 2025, representing an increase of 5.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year and an increase of 4.7% compared to the second quarter of 2025.
The cumulative weight of the carcasses registered 1.49 million tonnes in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 6.1% compared to the third quarter of 2024 and 4.7% compared to the immediately previous quarter.
Chicken slaughter rises in the third quarter
In the third quarter of 2025, 1.69 billion chicken head were slaughtered. This result was 2.8% higher than that obtained in the equivalent quarter of the previous year and 3.0% higher than that seen in the second quarter of 2025.
The cumulative weight of the carcasses was 3.59 million tonnes in the third quarter of 2025. This total represented increases of 3.0% compared to the third quarter of 2024 and of 1.0% compared to the immediately previous quarter.
Milk acquisition increased 10.3% compared to the same period of the previous year
The acquisition of raw milk made by establishments that operate under some sort of sanitary inspection (federal, state or municipal) in the third quarter of 2025 was 7.01 billion liters. The value corresponded to an increase of 10.3% compared to the volume recorded in the third quarter of 2024 and an increase of 7.5% compared to that obtained in the immediately previous quarter.
Leather acquisition grows 8.4% compared to the third quarter of 2025
The tanneries investigated by the Quarterly Survey of Leather – those that tan at least 5,000 whole pieces of cattle rawhide per year – declared having received 11.44 million whole pieces of rawhide in the third quarter of 2025. This amount represents an increase of 8.4% compared to that recorded in the third quarter of 2024 and an increase of 6.5% compared to the immediately previous quarter.
Hen egg production records 1.23 billion dozen
Hen egg production was 1.23 billion dozen in the third quarter of 2025. The result represented an increase of 2.3% compared to the same period of the previous year and a drop of 0.8% compared to the second quarter of 2025.
