Inside: Pigs & Feed
Denmark is increasingly becoming a piglet country
Danish piglets are in high demand among German pig farmers. The export figures for 2016 show significant pluses. In contrast, the number of slaughters in Denmark is decreasing. Figures show that slaughter giant Danish Crown in its own country. significantly fewer pigs slaughtered in 2016.
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In total, approximately 12,7 million piglets crossed the Danish border last year. This is approximately one million animals more than in 2015, or an increase of 9 percent. In 2015, piglet exports also increased by approximately one million animals. The majority, 6,35 million piglets, were exported to Germany. The other major customer is Poland. In week 4, the average piglet price in Europe is 50,90 euros. This is an increase of 5,7 percent compared to December and an increase of 34,8 percent compared to January last year.
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The number of pig slaughters in Denmark is in the red for 2016. Compared to 2015, the number of slaughters stagnated by 3,1 percent to 18,1 million slaughters. The decline of 4,2 percent slaughters at Danish Crown is mainly to blame for this. In total, Danish Crown slaughtered more than 2016 million animals in 13,7. These figures show that Danish Crown has a market share of approximately 75 percent in their home country. Other Danish slaughterhouses, such as Tican, which is part of the Tönnies slaughterhouse, were able to refute predominantly higher slaughter figures in 2016. The Danish slaughter figures for 2016 are still above the five-year average.
The increasing piglet exports and the decline in pig slaughtering confirm that Danish pig farmers are increasingly focusing on producing piglets.
China
Figures from the Chinese Bureau of Statistics show that pork production fell by 2016 percent in 3,4. In total, Chinese production recorded around 52.990.000 tons of pork. The Chinese pig sector has recorded the lowest production since 2011. The main reason for the decline was the poor economic situation in the pig farming industry in 2015. As a result, many pig farmers stopped production, causing production to plummet.
The result; record high pig prices in the summer of 2016 and also record high import figures to supplement domestic shortages. Europe and America in particular benefit from Chinese demand. In the first 11 months of 2016, European exports to China increased by 68,7 percent to 1,7 million tons. In total, European exports outside Europe increased by 25,1 percent to 3,8 million tonnes in that period.
