Investments by livestock farmers in Mato Grosso in genetic improvement, pasture management, animal nutrition and production technologies have increased the efficiency of beef cattle farming in the state. Data from the Beef Report Yearbook, from the Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries (Abiec), show that livestock productivity in Mato Grosso increased from 60.66 kilos of carcasses per hectare, in 2010, to 115.42 kilos per hectare in 2025, an increase of 90.3% in the period.
MT cattle farmers invest in management and genetics and increase productivity by 90.3% in 15 years
Investments by livestock farmers in Mato Grosso in genetic improvement, pasture management, animal nutrition and production technologies have increased the efficiency of beef cattle farming in the state. Data from the...
The indicator measures the amount of meat produced per hectare of pasture and is one of the main parameters used to evaluate the efficiency of livestock activity. The higher the productivity, the greater the capacity to produce meat using the same area, reducing the need to expand pastures and increasing the profitability of the property.
While the Brazilian index went from 51.6 kg of carcasses per hectare, in 2010, to 77.3 kg in 2025, an increase of 49.8%, the performance of livestock farmers in Mato Grosso practically doubled in the same period.
In the comparison between Brazilian producers, livestock farmers from Mato Grosso occupy the fifth position in productivity, behind only São Paulo (326.93 kg of carcass per hectare), Santa Catarina (167.24 kg), Paraná (160.10 kg) and Rondônia (122.35 kg).
"In the last five years we have made a 'turn of the page', in genetic improvement, in nutrition. So it was an evolutionary link, both in breeding, in rearing, and in fattening. This is a very strong milestone in livestock farming, showing that we can still achieve more", says the cattle farmer from Pontes e Lacerda, with more than 40 years of experience and president of Nelore Mato Grosso, Alexandre El Hage.
"The animals that are being delivered today are younger and better finished due to this genetic evolution and also the efficiency of the production sector. When we look 10 years ago, we had only 13% of animals slaughtered under 24 months and today it is 45%. What is being placed on the shelves for consumers are younger animals, with better quality, which is proof of the entry of technology into livestock farming", emphasizes producer Marco Túlio Duarte Soares, who works for over 30 years in Rondonópolis.
The Project Director of the Instituto Mato Grosso da Carne (Imac), Bruno de Jesus Andrade, highlights that the increase in productivity demonstrates the capacity of livestock farming in Mato Grosso to grow through sustainable intensification of production.
"Cattle ranchers in Mato Grosso have shown that it is possible to produce more using the resources already available. These investments have allowed a significant gain in productivity, strengthening competitiveness in national and international markets, reinforcing the sector's commitment to increasingly efficient production."
Source: Nortão News
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