IBGE Survey Finds Livestock Value Up With Record Milk as Acre and Alagoas Post 2024 Gains

Overview

• Brazil’s livestock production value reached R$132.8 billion in 2024, up 8.8% year over year, with milk output hitting a record 35.7 billion liters as the number of milking cows fell 2.8% to 15.1 million.
• In Acre, the combined value of livestock and aquaculture rose 20% to R$181 million, with R$143 million from animal products and R$38 million from aquaculture.
• Acre’s value growth was led by milk at R$71.5 million (+14%) and eggs at R$70.7 million (+34%), with Acrelândia producing 37.1 million liters of milk and Senador Guiomard concentrating 66% of the state’s egg output.
• Acre’s animal inventory reached 8.3 million head, with cattle and chickens accounting for 96% of the total, while cattle slaughter in inspected plants climbed 21% to 563,599 head, the highest in four years.
• Alagoas’ livestock value increased 9.2% to R$1.8 billion, with milk providing 75% of the total (about 597 million liters), as aquaculture advanced 38% to R$251.9 million driven by tilapia (R$134.6 million; 9,000 tonnes), placing the state third in the Northeast for the species.