Feed prices in France weigh on pig production costs

For the past year, animal feed prices have been soaring, a repercussion of the rise in agricultural commodity prices. This increase has a direct impact on pig farmers in particular. In six months, the price of feed for pigs has increased by 45 € / t. © Adobe The cost of feed for pigs weighs 70% in the cost of production to date. But for about a year, the price of raw materials has soared. "For a year, the increase has been 20 to 25 euros per tonne of feed on average, explains Fabien Thirel, president of URGPP (regional union of pork producer groups). For six months, the increase has been even more obvious. Prices have increased by 45 € / t. " Impacts in question Faced with this increase in the cost of production, for the moment, no increase in the selling prices of pork has been observed. “What is Egalim for?” Asks the president. Worse, pig prices have been falling in recent months with the arrival of African swine fever in Germany. "It is difficult for them to export outside of ...