(AMI) Currently, the slaughter pig markets in Europe are mostly just balanced. The demand of the abattoirs received a setback as a result of weak sales in the meat trade. The recently announced funding of the private storage of EU pork in the short term, however, has no effect on the market.
In France the meat industry with dragging described. As a result, the abattoirs have reduced their activities. Belonging to the AIM group battle operation into Chanel (Normandy) faces out, after the tender offer is burst. 280 jobs are affected and it is now the second larger slaughterhouse closure within two years. The price trend is here unchanged.
A brisk demand there to slaughter pigs in Spain. A relatively wide range of facing a high demand. The battle weight show a declining trend. In the meat trade ham and salmon are slightly more expensive. Relatively brisk buying interest is there in Spain by importers from South Korea, Taiwan and Viet Nam. The reason: Shipments from the United States and Brazil are as a result of strikes delayed or cancelled. The more price trend is likely to demonstrate moderate in Spain upwards. Similar as in Germany the meat prices lag behind in Belgium laboriously the increased cost of slaughter pigs. This slipped also margins per pig of the butcher and dasha in the negative. In Italy, faces a small range of slaughter pigs of a stable demand. Prices were last set by the price fixing in Northern Europe slightly upwards.
