Analysis Pigs
Stable pig market lacks imagination
Calm has returned to the pig market. After a number of turbulent weeks in which a reduction was ultimately not forthcoming, the pig trade is better balanced, but still stiff.
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In recent weeks, a large number of pigs have crossed the border to countries such as Poland, Spain and Italy. This did not always happen because of good sales opportunities, but often simply to create some space at the companies. At the same time, traders note that demand from German slaughterhouses is currently very quiet again. Some more pigs were sold to German buyers for a few weeks, but the revival appears to be temporary for the time being. This is now also clearly evident from the export figures published by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
Dutch slaughterhouses don't ask either
The situation in the Netherlands is not much different for the time being. Several slaughterhouses do not appear to be fully utilizing their capacity and are therefore not asking for additional animals ready for slaughter, especially with the prospect of several slaughter days being canceled.
The pig chain is clearly yearning for demand impulses from the meat market. The DCA mutations for pork parts show a fairly stable picture this week. Only the necks are sold cheaper this week.
The number of slaughtered animals in Germany last week amounted to 797.725 animals. The average slaughter weight was 97,2 kilos. This meant that the number of slaughters was almost 30.000 higher than last week. In the current unimaginative pig market, an unchanged quotation is the maximum achievable. The VEZG quotation this week is €1,80 per kilogram of slaughtered weight. Tönnies and Vion will follow that movement.