(AMI) While the slaughter pig markets in many parts of Europe are described as balanced, the faltering meat market trouble almost everywhere. Often rainy weather dampens the demand significantly and also the export out of the swing. It seems the price in southern Europe slightly less under pressure to stand as such in Germany and Belgium.
A quite normal quantity at the pork market of battle of in reports from France and Spain . The numbers can be as far as possible market, the battle weights go in some regions even slightly down. Especially from Catalonia is reported even by a very buoyant demand, here in particular the export works increasingly better. However, market experts of both countries report also continuing problems on the meat market. The rainy weather and the Elimination of several days of battle in the coming weeks are likely to change it in the short term so. The recent developments in Germany are likely to put in the medium term the market under pressure. For the time being, it is still stable or only slightly to proceed from weaker prices. It looks similar in Italy , where however no reductions are expected by the already very low level of prices.
A similar market situation in Germany is, however, reported from Belgium . The meat demand is described as very low, the prices are heavily under pressure. At the same time, the supply of slaughter pigs is normal, the slaughter weights are but well above the level of the past years. Accordingly, in Belgium, a noticeable drop in prices is expected.