Meat market in Poland (11/08/2024)

Published 2024년 8월 29일

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Between 5 and 11 August 2024, Poland and the EU witnessed a decrease in the prices of live pigs, with a 1% weekly drop and a 2% monthly drop, making them 15% and 13% cheaper than the previous year respectively. The cost of pork half-carcasses in Poland also fell by 1.5% during this period. Additionally, the country experienced a decrease in the purchase prices of live cattle and poultry, with broiler chickens, geese, and broiler ducks being cheaper than the previous year, while turkeys were more expensive. The Netherlands had the lowest pork prices, and Spain and Germany had the highest, reflecting variations in pork production across the EU.

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Prices for purchase of live pigs Between 5 and 11 August 2024, the price of live pigs in Poland decreased. Meat plants monitored as part of the Integrated Agricultural Market Information System of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development purchased slaughter pigs at PLN 7.04/kg, which is 1% cheaper than in the previous week and 2% cheaper than a month ago. The price of this live pig was 15% lower than a year ago. The same trend in price changes was observed in the EU. Between 5 and 11 August this year, EU suppliers received EUR 210.52/100 kg of chilled slaughter weight for class E slaughter pigs, which is 1.2% less than a week earlier and 2% less than a month ago. Live pigs were also 13% cheaper than in the comparable period of the previous year. The price of live pigs of this class in Poland expressed in EU currency was EUR 213.17/100 kg and was EUR 2.66/100 kg higher than the EU average. Among the largest pork producers, lower prices than in Poland were recorded in the ...

Source: Gospodarz