Abstract
Changes in sale and purchase of livestock allow identification of the type of animal that producers want, variations in supply and demand, and their impact on price. To understand this for Costa Rica, we analyzed the number and sales prices of auctioned livestock from 2007 to 2013. Information provided by the auctions included location, date, number of animals, sex, weight, marketing category and price. Auction was a highly significant variable (p <0.0001) for the number of animals. More females (66%) were sold. Producers look for males between 151-350 kg of body weight and 350-500 kg females. Males were 0,22 $ more expensive (average) and prices were higher in June and July.
Highlights
Information provided by the auctions included location, date, number of animals, sex, weight, marketing category and price
Producers look for males between 151350 kg of body weight and 350-500 kg females
Males were 0,22 $ more expensive and prices were higher in June and July
Summary
34976-MAG-MEIC-SP del 30 de enero de 2009, publicado en el Diario La Gaceta N° 21. En esta se establece el procedimiento para la venta de ganado en pie en subasta, permisos de operación, pagos y comisiones, así como también las condiciones mínimas requeridas de las instalaciones y del comportamiento de los participantes. En relación al uso de semovientes hembras en la producción de carne, Molina et al (2014) informan, que el 50,57% de los animales sacrificados en una de las principales planta de cosecha de Costa Rica, fueron hembras, y que el 51,44% de estas hembras, estaban gestantes. Ubicación de las subasta: Las seis subastas analizadas forman parte de la Federación de Subastas de Asociaciones y Cámaras Ganaderas de Costa Rica (FESUGAN), las cuales están distribuidas en la provincia de Guanacaste y San José, a razón de dos centros de comercialización en cada sitio, un centro en Puntarenas y otro en Alajuela. Research Journal of the Costa Rican Distance Education University (ISSN: 1659-4266) Vol 7(2): 173-180, Diciembre, 2015
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