Schweine News, 11/16/2022

Germany: V price 1.90 €/kg (range 1.90 – 1.90 €/kg) - the weekly slaughter figures are higher with around 792,649 pigs ( previous week 674,019 on public holidays) ; the slaughter weights have decreased somewhat to 97.7 kg . With 264,600 pigs (previous week 282,500 ), the pre- registrations remain considerably smaller.When reselling the cuts to food retailers, processors and for export, the average prices have increased slightly by 1 ct/kg to €2.23/kg . At the ISN auction on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 , an average price of €1.93/kg was achieved. The V price is unchanged for the period from November 17, 2022 to November 23, 2022 at €1.90/kg; the range is from 1.90 to 1.90 €/kg. ASP : As of 15.Nov. In 2022, 4,492 wild boar infected with ASF were officially confirmed in Brandenburg, Saxony and Mecklenburg. The animal disease districts had to be partially expanded again due to new outbreaks. Market and price development in selected competitor countries In Denmark , prices in the 46th week of 2022 have again remained unchanged at a comparable calculated €1.85/kg.In Belgium , the prices in the 46th week of 2022 will be maintained at the reduced level of the two previous weeks. Meat sales remain difficult. In the Netherlands , the prices in the 46th week will be raised by 1 ct/kg to a comparable €1.76/kg. In France/Brittany , prices have remained unchanged at around €1.85/kg. Due to the holiday, the number of battles has turned out to be smaller. Slaughter weights stagnate at around 96 kg. In Italy , the listings in the 46th week of 2022 were kept almost unchanged at €2.07/kg . The domestic live supply is called up to cover demand, but the meat market is under price pressure from imports. In Spain , prices in the 46th week of 2022 fell by -1.5 ct/kg to a comparable €2.16/ kg. The domestic supply of live animals is increasing, even animals for slaughter are imported.but the high Spanish price level makes it difficult to sell meat compared to the offers of the EU competition at home and abroad. In the USA/IOWA , prices have fallen further to the equivalent of € 1.80 /kg . The weaker dollar exchange rate has contributed to this. Battle numbers have increased slightly. However, piece prices are falling across the board. For the front month Dec.-2022, the forward rates are quoted at €1.80/kg . Brazil: Producer prices have fallen to €1.64/kg on average with declining REAL. However, there was little movement in domestic currency. Hopes are placed on increasing sales due to the soccer World Cup and the upcoming public holidays. Exports to several Asian importing countries support hog prices. China: Prices have fallen back to the equivalent of € 5.08/kg . The exchange rate has weakened again. The forward rates for the month of Jan.-2023 are still traded at around €4/kg.In the spring months of 2023, prices are expected to fall further to €3.66/kg with increasing supply and the usual seasonal decrease in demand. Conclusion: The low number of pre-registrations indicates that there will be a shortage of live stock in the run-up to Christmas. The prices for parts when passed on to the food retail trade are trending upwards again. This leads to more stable producer prices. Nevertheless, meat sales remain the critical problem.