Slaughter figures in the sign of many pigs

In the Netherlands last week (week 36) 301.000 pigs were hanging on the hooks. It was the first time since May that the number of slaughters exceeded the limit of 300.000 pigs, a limit that indicates an ample supply. This limit has not been exceeded in week 2008 since 36. No data is available from previous years.

Text continues below the chart.Since week 25 (end of June), more pigs have been slaughtered in the Netherlands than in 2016. 

Demand drove piglet shortage
This spring's shortage of piglets is therefore nowhere to be seen. The poor availability of piglets in March and April should therefore be seen as a sign of good demand. A demand that was fueled by optimism on the pig market currently cannot be detected.   

Germany
German slaughterhouses processed 993.655 pigs, an increase of 2,5% compared to last year. Week 36 in 2017 is also more than 1% above the 5-year average. With an average weight of 97,58 kilos, the pigs are also half a kilo heavier than last year.

In the first half of the year, Germany processed 26,66 million pigs. Of these, 2.02 million pigs were imported from other countries, or about 7.1%. In 2016 as a whole, the number of imported pigs was 7,8% of the number of slaughters. These figures are striking in the sign of the shrinking pig herd in Germany.  

France
There is also a lot of supply in France, with 380.726 pigs slaughtered. Compared to 2016, the slaughter hooks were filled more than 3% more. By the way, this is only the sixth week that the slaughter figure is higher than last year. Due to the lackluster meat market and the wide selection, the French pork price in the red for weeks. 

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