Slaughter records its first year on year drop in April

Cattle slaughter in April totaled 171,323 head. Although this was 7,757 head more than in March (163,000 head), it was down 3 % from April 2024 (177,094 head), the first monthly decline so far this year.

Slaughter in the last days of April was hampered by continuous rain that delayed loads because of poor road conditions.

Even so, cumulative slaughter for January–April reached 756,613 head, up 17 % year on year (+100,000 head).

By company, slaughter at plants operated by Minerva fell 6 % year on year, while those run by the Concepción group rose 19 %.