Market leaders such as Brazil, which is experiencing currency depreciation in March, saw the average price of steers in Mercosur decrease to US$3.78, a 1% decrease for the period.

The trends in the Southern Common Market have Chilean meat producers eager to see how prices will move.

References such as Brazil, which shows a currency depreciation in March, reduced the average value of the steer in Mercosur to 3 dollars and 78 cents; a 1% reduction for the period.

Meanwhile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and particularly Argentina, continue to see rising prices for live animals and carcasses, which are the bodies of slaughtered cattle after the remains have been removed.

For Chile, the figures are significant, as they allow for comparison with official figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, assuming a degree of discrepancy, given that the trends in different countries, which account for 70% of national consumption, constitute the import base for Chile.

For the president of the Meat Corporation, Sergio Willer, the latest monitoring indicated that the trends would have an impact on the import prices of cuts to Chile.

Willer also stated that there are urgent tasks such as opening up new markets.

Producers refer to Odepa's latest meat bulletin from last February, which reports animal slaughter through December 2024, where cattle slaughter shows a 5% increase compared to the same period in 2023.