Analysis Pigs
Exodus to sows puts price under great pressure
While the fattening pig market appears to be more stable, the sow trade is currently struggling. In Germany, Tönnies significantly lowers her sow listing due to an oversupply for the new slaughter week, and the situation is reportedly not much better in the Netherlands. For the time being, Vion will keep its sow quotation in the Netherlands unchanged.
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According to insiders, the main cause lies in the precarious situation on propagation farms. Many traders have one or two stoppers in their customer base from which large flocks of sows are collected every week. Even companies that do not run out seem to have little confidence in returns later this year. Sows that are mated now give birth to piglets in the autumn, a period when piglet sales are traditionally weaker.
Where in good times 'everything is done under the boar', older sows are now said farewell very smoothly. It is reported that the emission percentage is up to 25% higher than normal. Even closed farms that sometimes offer a flock of piglets on the free market are now deciding to keep fewer sows. Often offered animals have to be moved on to the new slaughter week.
Tönnies pushes slaughter sow quotation with 15 cents
There is also a large supply of sows in Germany, according to Dutch traders, as well as the German Pig Farmers' Union (ISN). It has made the market leader in sow meat Tönnies decide to lower the quotation for the new slaughter week by €0,15 per kilo. After the reduction, the quotation will be €0,90 per kilogram of slaughtered weight, excluding VAT. Westfleisch cuts €0,10 per kilo from the price and comes to €0,95 per kilo slaughtered weight excluding VAT. In the Netherlands, Vion will keep its quotation for this week at €1,46 per kilo slaughtered weight, including VAT.