In the last week before Christmas, pig farmers brought many pigs to slaughter. Will there be many pigs left for next week, and how is the market on the eve of a broken slaughter week?
There is currently a tense situation on the Dutch pig market. Despite the fact that there has been an extreme amount of sex in recent weeks, there is still supply pressure. Especially now that there will be two slaughter days next week and meat sales are at a standstill. A positive starting point is that the average weight decreased by almost 2 kilo to 2 kilos in the past 1 weeks.
The optimists on the pig market were convinced that German slaughterhouses would not cut prices further this week. The opposite happened, as the German pork price fell by €0,03 per kilo. A movement that was followed by the German slaughterhouses. In the Netherlands, van Rooi (-€0,03 per kilo) fell a little more than Compaxo.
Between Christmas and New Year
There are few things the pig market will respond to next week. There is no doubt that broken weeks guarantee sufficient supply. The market will undoubtedly suffer from this in the first week of 2018 and, if possible, also in the second week. It is impossible to predict in advance which pig market we will see next. For the time being, it is the end-of-year celebrations that determine the image on the market.
Stock market price stable
After 2 reductions in a row, the DCA Exchange Price 2.0 now remains the same at €1,29 per kilo for slaughtered pigs. The price of live pigs is unchanged at €1,02 per kilo.