Meat market in Poland on January 29, 2023

The article reports on the pricing trends for live and processed poultry, pork, and beef in Poland, as recorded in the Integrated Agricultural Market Information System for the week of January 23-29, 2023. It highlights a general decrease in prices compared to the previous week and month, but significant increases when compared to the same period a year earlier. Pig prices saw a 2% drop from the previous week and a 4.5% decrease from the previous month, but were 66% more expensive than the previous year. Half-carcasses of pork also experienced a 2% decrease from the previous week and a 5% decrease from the previous month, but were 57% more expensive than the previous year. Cattle purchase prices saw a 3% decrease from the previous month but were 13% more expensive than the previous year, while compensated beef quarters from bulls up to two years old were 2% cheaper than the previous week and 3.5% cheaper than the end of December 2022, but were 9% more expensive than the previous year. Broiler chicken purchase prices decreased by 2% from the previous month but were 25% more expensive than the previous year, while turkey purchase prices decreased by 1% from the previous week and 2% from the end of December 2022, but were 40% more expensive than the previous year. Carcasses of gutted chickens were 8% more expensive than the previous week and 0.2% more expensive than the previous month, while turkey carcasses were 1.5% cheaper than the previous week and 8% cheaper than the previous month, but were 18% more expensive for chicken and 31% more expensive for turkeys than the previous year.