The volume of beef exports decreased by 9 percent

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Based on KSH data, Hungary’s live cattle exports in January-June 2023 were 1 percent below the same period in 2022. Hungary’s live cattle imports increased by 23 percent. The volume of beef exports decreased by 9 percent and the value by 7 percent.

The volume of beef imports fell by 20 percent and the value by 8 percent in the observed period

According to AKI PÁIR data, the producer price of young bulls was HUF 820/kilogram of split hot weight in September 2023, a 5 percent increase compared to the average price of the same month in 2022. The price of the slaughter heifer decreased by 3 percent and the price of the slaughter cow by 19 percent during the examined period. According to KSH data, the consumer price of beef steak was 20 percent higher (HUF 4,660/kilogram) in August 2023 than a year earlier.

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