U.S. pork market prior to a critical stage of price in the autumn/winter 2016/17 Forward quotations for U.S. pork prices are literally crashed in December 2016 to $ €0.96 / kg . It's the lowest. In the spring months the courses show increases on converted 1.20 to €1.30 / kg. During the barbecue season in early summer 2016 were converted just €1.60 / kg achieved. Why of the fall in prices? Other than in the EU with slightly modified battle figures compared with the previous year are the United States before a phase of production expansion in the range of approximately 3%. While the typical season is strengthening. During the barbecue season the battle and the weights of battle of at their lowest seasonal go back, the numbers in both cases are regularly to the autumn / winter months increased. Background the high temperatures in the summer are to low daily weight gains lead. The rising momentum of previous production development suggests that are reached in the Nov./Dez.-2016 record amounts . There is the fear that the slaughter capacity in these two months may not be enough, cope with the supply of slaughter pigs to. The development of pork supplies in the cold has after recent statement contrary to the regular Removed season not in the usual mass during the summer time. The current rising trend suggests a further increase in the cold storage holdings in connection with the expected volume of battle. Should be noted that the stock levels at the last cold storage report have failed even bigger for beef and poultry meat . China will by the strong dollar, but the great hope of rising export volumes of pork in the direction limited. The previous development including July 2016 shows while increasing monthly export volumes, but remains in a manageable framework. With pork prices falling U.S. competitiveness against the dominant EU could increase though, but the average export earnings of in the first 7 months, EU exports to China were 2016 for processed, chilled and packaged goods at approximately/1.50 €/ kg. For the 1st half of the year 2016, the United States in contrast has achieved/1.71 €/ kg . It's considerably on the composition of exports with precious and less valuable pieces. In the competition for the China market the two big exporters, EU and the United States on adjustments will not over come. In usual half-yearly contracts extreme price phases are can be bridged.
