Inside Pigs
Slaughter figures show peak moment
We are currently in a period in which the slaughter figures are peaking. The slaughterhouses are very committed to filling the hooks, which means that the supply is getting tighter by the week.
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In the Netherlands, the figures are in line with last year and well above the 5-year average. Despite the dwindling pig population, the number of slaughters continues. This is because fewer live pigs have been exported in recent years. The slaughter figures are expected to rise until the week before Christmas. It is not unlikely that the slaughter record from 2018 (337.000 in week 49) will be broken. In November, the slaughter figures are already well above the 320.000 mark.
Germany remains below 1 million
In Germany, the slaughter figure remains below the 1 million mark. You could conclude that German slaughterhouses have accepted that the number of pigs is structurally smaller. This is because the offer is described as 'normal' and not so much as 'tight'.
In Denmark, considerably fewer pigs were slaughtered during the first 45 weeks of the year (-8,8%) than in the same period last year. It is therefore not surprising that the Danish pig price is picking up fast. It can be an incentive to export fewer live pigs to Germany.
This article is part of this week's published Trend Report Pigs & Feed Pro, in which attention is also paid to the piglet market, the manure market and the interest rate market. Click here to read the Trend Report.