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Paraná produced 12 million head of swine in 2023 (12,138,752) and occupies second place in the national ranking, with 21.2%, behind Santa Catarina (29.5%) and ahead of Rio Grande from the South (17%). The number of pigs slaughtered grew 5.7% (11,478,124 in 2022), another historic record. The State also increased national participation with the latest investments in the sector – in 2022 it was 20.4%.
In 2023, 57.17 million more heads of pigs were slaughtered in the country, representing an increase of 1.3% compared to 2022 (707.33 million pigs), also a new record.
Production was boosted by increases in slaughter in nine of the 24 producing states. The biggest increases occurred in Paraná (+660.63 thousand heads), Santa Catarina (+631.22 thousand heads), and Mato Grosso do Sul (+64.29 thousand heads). On the other hand, there were drops in Minas Gerais (-266.10 thousand heads), São Paulo (-166.97 thousand heads), Mato Grosso (-126.92 thousand heads), Goiás (-54.25 thousand heads), and Rio Grande do Sul (-20.85 thousand heads).
March 14, 2024/ AGRICULTURA PR/ Brazil.
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