EU Pig Prices: Increasing Demand for Meat Quickens Pig Prices
EU - This week, the atmosphere on the slaughter pig market appears to be exceptionally friendly.
16 July 2013
3 minute read
The summer weather has quickened the barbecue season as well as consumers’ demand for meat throughout Europe.
Along with it comes the fact that the quantities of slaughter pigs are declining in almost all countries.
The most considerable price increase so far has been reported by pig keepers from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Prices have risen by 6 cents.
Austria and France have also reported price rises by a converted 5 cents.
Pig prices in Spain have not gone, yet quotations are expected to follow an upward trend. The daily growth of pigs is lessened by hot temperatures, squeezing the quantities on offer. At the same time, peak season is imminent in tourist regions.
Trend for the German market: Even at the beginning of the new week, the demand for slaughter pigs is exceptionally good. It is impossible for slaughter companies’ demand to always be covered. In case there are no changes in the current market situation, prices are quite likely to increase.
| Week | D | NL | DK | B | F | PL | CZ | IT | ESP | AUT | GB | IR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 21 | 1.546 | 1.481 | 1.564 | 1.482 | 1.571 | 1.585 | 1.591 | 1.595 | 1.754 | 1.458 | 1.911 | 1.574 | |
| Week 22 | 1.546 | 1.481 | 1.563 | 1.482 | 1.578 | 1.599 | 1.616 | 1.595 | 1.754 | 1.458 | 1.886 | 1.574 | |
| Week 23 | 1.546 | 1.491 | 1.563 | 1.495 | 1.587 | 1.626 | 1.633 | 1.595 | 1.759 | 1.479 | 1.916 | 1.574 | |
| Week 24 | 1.626 | 1.566 | 1.590 | 1.569 | 1.649 | 1.676 | 1.639 | 1.627 | 1.792 | 1.561 | 1.944 | 1.574 | |
| Week 25 | 1.666 | 1.604 | 1.643 | 1.618 | 1.729 | 1.716 | 1.651 | 1.722 | 1.873 | 1.612 | 1.967 | 1.594 | |
| Week 26 | 1.666 | 1.604 | 1.643 | 1.618 | 1.729 | 1.695 | 1.657 | 1.722 | 1.873 | 1.612 | 1.967 | 1.594 | |
| Week 27 | 1.646 | 1.557 | 1.643 | 1.618 | 1.737 | 1.690 | 1.694 | 1.722 | 1.885 | 1.612 | 1.953 | 1.594 | |
| Week 28 | 1.626 | 1.566 | 1.643 | 1.593 | 1.708 | 1.704 | 1.848 | 1.885 | 1.612 | 1.923 | 1.594 | ||
| Week 29 | 1.686 | 1.623 | 1.643 | 1.655 | 1.760 | 1.924 | 1.892 | 1.663 | 1.929 | 1.594 | |||
| Prices in Euros (€) | |||||||||||||
Explanation
1corrected quotation: The official Quotations of the different countries are corrected, so that each quotation has the same base (conditions).
base: 56 per cent lean meat; farm-gate-price; 79 per cent killing out percentage, without value-added-tax (VAT)
