Analysis pigs
Trade sees fraction more room for piglet price
The pig market seems to have the most difficult period behind it. In recent weeks, the pressure from the market appeared to disappear after a more difficult summer period. There is a little more in the pipeline for this week.
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It is not yet fully visible in the export figures, because they are a few weeks behind. However, exports are still going reasonably well, albeit with ups and downs. The largest destinations for piglets remain Spain and Germany, but in the meantime piglets are also still going to other destinations.
For exports to Spain and Germany, see the left Y-axis in the graph above, for (smaller) exports to Belgium/Luxembourg, Italy and Poland, see the right Y-axis.
With the summer rest largely behind us and a little more movement in the pig market, the trade sees a little more room for a slightly increasing piglet price. It does not involve large amounts, but this time the quotation does move from its place and goes up by €0,50 to €48,50.
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