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Prices unchanged

Germany: V- price 2.10 €/ kg (range 2.10 – 2.10 €/kg)                                               The weekly slaughter numbers were slightly lower at 772,794 pigs ( previous week 774,019 ), and the slaughter weights fell to 98.0 kg . Pre-registrations have fallen to 258,200 pigs (previous week 265,700) . The ISN auction on Tue 28th11 2023 brought a price of €2.25/kg on average for the animals...
  • Processing business is in full swing
  • Falling slaughter weights
  • little changed battle numbers
  • Fillet pieces are becoming scarcer
  • Demand for meat still remains subdued

ZMP Market Analyses

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