Price pressure on the piglet market is easing

The supply of piglets remains too large for the available placement space. This is limited these weeks by the cancellation of slaughter days and the fact that fattening pig farmers in the Netherlands and Germany sometimes do not impose meat because they do not see any music in the fattening farm. The great price pressure of recent weeks is now fading into the background, helped by the stable movement at the pig market which has also started to feel a little friendlier, without making any moves upwards.

Export figures to Germany under pressure
The export of piglets, especially to Germany, is downright disappointing. In the past period, the export figure - in full trading weeks - even fell below the 50.000 mark. The gap with the numbers going to Spain was even less than 19 piglets in week 10.000.

The low export figures reveal that finding placement space remains a significant challenge. But that will probably not get much easier if prices fall even further, traders think. Some traders opt for unchanged at DCA Markets. Others believe a final price correction is necessary. Based on the statements, the DCA BestPigletPrice stabilizes at €38,50 per piglet.

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