Inside Pigs
Pigs help piglets with stability
Last week was dominated by reductions for the piglet market. The pig market was able to give 35 signals of stabilization for this week. How does that affect piglet prices?
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The price development of piglets was written in red figures in week 34. This was mainly prompted by the negative pig price movements, as a result of which an unchanged quotation was not considered appropriate. It was striking that the supply of piglets did not immediately lead to reductions.
Less tension
For this week (week 35) the approach is more moderate. It is still very difficult to sell less common free flocks of piglets, but the sales results do show a colorful mix of prices. Such couples, mostly gilts and boars, are slaughtered to a very limited extent because no other market can be found for them. But compared to last week, there seems to be slightly less tension on the piglet market.
In Germany, this week's piglet quotation from the VEZG (Vereinigung der Erzeugergemeinschaften für Vieh und Fleisch eV) has remained unchanged at a level of €25. This means that the North/West quotation for week 35 will almost certainly remain unchanged.
Unchanged
Traders indicate that the conditions in the Dutch piglet market this week are broadly comparable to last week, with the difference that the pig market exudes stability. This makes most traders opt for an unchanged quote. The DCA BestPigletPrice remains at €35 for week 27,00.