Inside Pigs
Piglet market continues to be weak
Piglet demand has been weak, is weak and is unlikely to improve much in the coming weeks. Especially because...
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The summer months are generally difficult months in terms of piglet sales. This year is no exception. The domestic demand for piglets is moderate and demand abroad is also not high.
According to traders, the aftermath of the heat at the beginning of August, which caused growth retardation in fattening pigs, is still noticeable. There is also a 'imposition delay' in Germany, although the market there is slowly regaining balance.
In addition, the weak domestic demand is probably also related to the outflow of pig farms, with the trend being that fattening pig farms have stopped more than breeders, the researchers point out. figures from the CBS from.
Higher pork price not yet concrete
A higher pig price may give piglet sales a boost, but that is not the case yet. The surplus of fattening pigs in Germany is increasingly drying up, only in the northwest the regional supply is still ample. That is exactly the area that determines Dutch piglet exports. There are reports from the south of Germany that supply is tight.
A higher pork price is somewhere in the pipeline, but is not yet concrete. In the Netherlands, Vion has again left the quotation at €1,47 per kilo, as expected. And although some traders opt for a reduction, the DCA BestPigletPrice can hold steady at €30 per piglet.