Producer prices of slaughter cattle increased further

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According to KSH data, Hungary’s live cattle exports decreased by 55 percent (11,100 tons) and their value by 48.2 percent in January-April 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. The main partners were Kosovo, Croatia, Austria and Poland. Hungary’s live cattle imports decreased by 76.7 percent (2,000 tons) and their value by 69.3 percent compared to a year earlier. The volume of beef exports increased by 43.1 percent (3,800 tons). The volume of beef imports decreased by 7.0 percent (4.2 thousand tons), while its value increased by 22.2 percent in the observed period. According to AKI PÁIR data, the producer price of slaughter cattle continued to increase in the 1st–24th week of 2025: per 1 kg of carcass warm weight, the producer price of a young bull was HUF 1,827, that of a slaughter heifer HUF 1,271 and that of a slaughter cow HUF 1,360.

AKI PÁIR