Brazil feedlot census shows 9.25 mln head in confinement
By Ana Mano
SAO PAULO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Some 9.25 million head of cattle passed through Brazilian feedlots in 2025, a 16% increase from 2024, as local ranchers continue to move away from a grass-fed model in large pasturelands.
According to annual feedlot census data compiled by animal nutrition company dsm-firmenich, cattle in the world's largest beef exporter was confined across 2,445 properties in 1,095 towns, underscoring sprawling production in feedlots as a strategy to improve nutritional and weight-gain efficiency.
Dsm-firmenich census shows Brazil's changing beef sector dynamics in a year the country surpassed the United States as the world's largest beef producer.
Brazil's higher than estimated beef output in 2025 helped ease a global supply crunch as U.S. cattle herds dropped to historically low levels. Brazil's herd efficiency also stems from improved genetics and younger slaughter ages.
Feedlot use has grown steadily for the past 10 years in Brazil, census data showed, in line with the sector’s overall modernization.
Mato Grosso, Brazil's largest farming state, boasted the most head of cattle passing through feedlots last year: 2.2 million cattle, a nearly 30% increase from 2024, Census data showed.
Sao Paulo state confined 1.4 million cattle, up 7.7% from in the previous year, while Goias state confined the same amount, up 13.6% from 2024, census data showed.
Most of Brazil's beef production stays in the local market while the bulk of exports is typically sold to China.
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