Analysis piglets
Small plus in pig price keeps piglet price flat
The piglet trade continues to be very calm. Domestic sales are going smoothly, but without surprises, exports have to reckon with extra problems due to the warm weather and the spreading ASF in Germany.
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Traders who export piglets to Southern Europe watch the temperatures in France with care. As long as it remains very hot there, piglets cannot be transported to Spain, even if there is demand for the piglets and pressure is building. It is in any case difficult to export to Germany due to a shrinking market and increasing origin requirements. In addition, there is rapidly increasing concern about the spreading African swine fever.
German VEZG stable again
The German piglet quotation the VEZG Despite all the concerns in Germany, this week remains unchanged at €42,50 per piglet. This is striking, because in addition to Emsland, infections with ASF are also reported from Brandenburg and Baden, i.e. in very widespread places in Germany. It remains to be seen how the market will respond to this and whether the number of infections can be kept in check.
According to traders, those who can sell the piglets in the Netherlands are generally better off in terms of price than those who sell for export. Despite the difficult and difficult piglet trade, traders do not want to give in to a reduction in the piglet price, which means that the DCA BestPigletPrice remains at €41,50 per piglet.
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