Inside Pigs
Pig market price does not continue to rise
The pig market will not have room for a further rise in prices. For the time being, African swine fever in Romania and China is not providing enough redress to move the market. It means that the prices have now reached their highest point, the German representative ISN outlines.
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The majority of European pig prices move sideways. This means that the increase, which was deployed after a period of warm weather seriously disrupted the pig supply. It also means that the Dutch pig price remains in third place from the bottom.
Small increases
However, not all prices remain stable. For example, the Italians set a higher price, causing it to rise to €1,829 per kilo. The British actually see the price falling. The price comes to €1,568 per kilo. France is also adjusting the price upwards, after refusing to go along with the increases in recent weeks. In week 35 the price reaches €1,464 per kilo.
The developments surrounding the African swine fever may still provide a story, but that is certainly not the case yet. The market is currently surviving on the lower supply of pigs, as a result of the long period of dry and warm weather. 
An overview of pig prices in Spain, Germany and the Netherlands.