(AMI) The development of pork market is different. While rising pork prices are common in North West Europe, and especially in Poland, the cost prices in southern Europe tend unchanged to slightly weaker. In the surrounding neighbouring countries Germany there was turnaround since last week: the supply of slaughter pigs remains more or little far behind the demand of the abattoirs.
In Belgium , the fallen slaughter weights signal a very lively demand for pigs. Meat prices could follow the slightly higher pork prices, so that the total margins of the abattoirs and separator easily have improved in the past few weeks. In France , there are the battle activities at a high level. Sales promotions in retail food spurring demand for pork. The pricing on the stock exchange: "Marche porc de breton" has still not back completely normal, because still 2 leading auction companies to stay away.
In Spain , the market situation from the perspective of the industrial butcher and dasha is described with difficult and tense. This is due to the large competition in the global trade with suppliers from the United States and Germany. The supply of pigs is again increased at lower temperatures and increased slaughter weights. Not to despite a plentiful supply of pigs the pig prices in Italy are under pressure. Demand and supply are intermediate level. With the end of the holiday, the demand cools after pork.