Meat market in Poland on June 18, 2023

Live pig purchase prices On June 12-18, 2023, the increase in purchase prices of live pigs continued in most European Union countries. For class E slaughter pigs, EU suppliers were paid EUR 245.60/100 kg of chilled slaughter weight, which is 1% more than the week before and 3% more than a month ago. This livestock was 31% more expensive than a year ago. The most for pigs were obtained by suppliers in Romania - EUR 283.53/100 kg and Bulgaria - EUR 276.82/100 kg, and the lowest - in Denmark - EUR 207.34/100 kg, Estonia - EUR 215.50/100 kg and the Netherlands - EUR 218.07/100 kg. In Poland, the price of livestock of this class expressed in the EU currency amounted to EUR 267.98/100 kg and was EUR 22.38/100 kg higher than the EU average. In Poland, meat plants covered by the Integrated Agricultural Market Information System of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development bought pigs at PLN 9.14/kg, which is 2% more expensive than in the previous week and 6% more than a month ago. ...