The monthly costs of production of pigs and broiler chickens calculated by the CIAS, the Embrapa Poultry and Poultry Intelligence Center rose by 7.28% and 4.71%, respectively, in March compared to February. ICPSuíno / Embrapa closed at 222.62 points, while ICPFrango / Embrapa reached 209.16 points.
The increases were mainly due to changes in the cost item “animal nutrition”. Feed expenses increased by 7.11% in relation to February in the case of pigs and 4.64% in broilers. In the year, only nutrition inflation already accumulates 10.83% for pigs and 8.69% for broilers.
The ICPSuíno has increased since July 2017, when it scored 180.78 points. In 2018 alone, the index has already risen 11.10%. ICPFrango also increases successively since August 2017, when it marked 173.91 points. In 2018, the index of broilers already accumulates 9.75%.
With the increase in ICPs, the production cost of live pork in Santa Catarina increased from R $ 3.63 in February to R $ 3.89 in March. On the other hand, the cost of production of broiler chicken in Paraná, calculated from the results of production costs for air-conditioned type in positive pressure, increased from R $ 2.58 to R $ 2.70 per kilogram live in March. Both states are used as reference because they are the largest national producers.