Inside Pigs
Piglet market is worse than bad
It is not easy to find leads for the extremely weak piglet market. Falling prices are therefore the result.
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The recent price corrections in pig prices are pushing the piglet market even deeper into the trough. Vion is following the German market, cutting another €0,02 to €1,31 per kilo (including VAT) this week. Fattening pig farmers already had no confidence in the prices in January and that seems to have dropped completely to zero.
But what do you want when the largest meat company in Europe talks about the biggest crisis in fifty years? Many (propagators, traders and pig farmers) in the sector agree with this to a greater or lesser extent. The only clue they often have is that dawn is near, when the night is at its darkest. This thought, however, is founded on nothing but hope.
Zero interest in free piglets
There is no interest in free piglets, although - historically - they can be bought for next to nothing. In itself, the number of free couples is manageable, but it is a crime to find sales for them. It is said that many piglets are slaughtered for this reason.
In Germany, the VEZG piglet quotation can hold at €20. In the Netherlands, new reductions in the DCA BestPigletPrice are unavoidable. Based on the statements, the DCA BestPigletPrice decreases by €2,50 to €21 per piglet.