Analysis piglets
Plus for piglet price in a tame week
It is not business as usual on the piglet market this week. However, there is still a plus for the DCA BestPigletPrice.
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Sales of piglets are at a lower level. There will be less sex these weeks, which means placement space will be tighter. In addition, many truck drivers have time off. This makes it more difficult to reach distant export destinations such as Spain.
Calm, but not lethargic
Traders describe the Dutch market as calm, but not lethargic. There is demand here and there now that the odds are increasing from week to week. The German VEZG quotation remains at the level of last week: €23 per piglet. The market is also calmer in Germany, as is the case throughout Europe.
Statements from DCA Markets show that not all traders are in favor of an increase. However, the average of the statements does show an increase, raising the DCA BestPigletPrice to €26 per piglet.
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Explanation of DCA Markets
| DCA BestPigletPrice | Statements from - to | Intermediate | listing | Number of problems |
| Week 52 | 25,00 - 27,00 | 25,833 | 26,00 | 20 |
Explanation:
The piglet trade is described as willing and smooth. What plagues the trade the most is the unchanged fattening pig quotation for months. This inhibits optimism in piglets. Nevertheless, several traders indicate through their statements that a small increase is appropriate given the friendlier trade.
There were a total of twenty assignments this week (0). The numbers in brackets indicate how many assignments were missed at the bottom (negative number) and how many at the top (positive number). If there is a zero, all entries are included.
Comments from traders included with the price movement for week 52:
- Unchanged. Keep calm now.
- Less demand due to less installation space. Also fewer transport movements in exports.
- A little rest in week 52, just like in the whole of Europe.