EU pigmeat market: position to the end of the year 2016 - Outlook 1st quarter of 2017 The year 2016 started for the pork market with catastrophic rates of under € 1.30 / kg as a result of the import alert of Russia, weak Internal market demand, but increasing domestic production. No later than in the 2nd quarter started an boom-like export toward China, 2016 unabated lasted until in the early summer. Simultaneous seasonally decreasing pork production and a moderately strong barbecue season pork prices rose approximately €1.70 / kg within few weeks and months on the height. Higher production levels for the previous year was more than outweighed by rising exports. With the month of August was reduced the monthly export by around 20% and since then for the time being stopped at a reduced level. The low numbers of the battle resulted in the 3rd quarter, that despite previous back exports prices on average 1.66 priced €/ kg for weeks. With the transition to the 4th quarter of 2016 the battle figures increased seasonal significantly. The accumulating amounts of battle overextended the demand from home and abroad. Prices eased up on the line of €1,52 / kg. Preparations of pork processing for the holiday shopping season brought even a temporary revival on courses about €1.60 / kg, but only partially was cosponsored in the North-Western EU countries. The recent decline is the falling demand before, during and after the holidays for Christmas and Year thanks to . However, preserved with today's prices to the 1.50 €/ kg mark an above-average high price level. The reasons lie in lower slaughter numbers and higher export volumes when compared to the same period last year. Prospects for the beginning of the new year 2017 are significantly cheaper than to year 2016. Due to the recent and foreseeable development is to assume hardly increasing numbers of battle. At the same time, pork exports less than at previous level should remain, with some weakness cannot be ruled out in Jan and Feb. Extreme quarter price drops like in the 1st 2016 are to justify not from today's level of knowledge.
