Pig feed prices are heading in a different direction

From May to October, the price of pork chunks fell by €0,45 to €23,30 per 100 kilos. In November the downward trend came to an end and the price was €0,05 higher to €23,30 per 100 kilos. De compound feed price indicator predicts a continuation of the stable trend in the short term and a somewhat fluctuating price line in 2018. This is also in line with commodity prices, which are currently directionless.

Other pig feeds, with the exception of sow feed, have also increased in price. The largest price increase is for baby piglet pellets, which rise by €0,10 to €34,20 per 100 kilos. Starter/transition pellet plus with €0,05 to €27,20 per 100 kilos. Sow pellet lakto increases by €0,05 to €27,65, while sow pellet pregnancy remains the same at €23 per 100 kilos.

Commodity prices directionless
The prices of various feed raw materials, which are listed in Rotterdam, have risen somewhat in recent weeks. Since mid-September, the price of EU feed barley has increased by around €10 to €165,50 per tonne.

EU feed wheat has also risen in recent months, but is currently falling again to €170 per tonne. Corn, on the other hand, has risen by €10 since the end of October to €169 per tonne. These raw materials are dominant in the various pig feeds.

In Rotterdam, wheat, barley and corn are mainly increasing On balance, the commodity markets are looking to the futures markets. Large stocks block an upward trend wheat, corn en soybean, but at the same time there are uncertainties about the weather. A