Tridge summary
In the third week of August 2024, Poland experienced a decrease in live pig purchase prices by 2.5% week-on-week and 4% month-on-month, making it 15% cheaper than the previous year. This downward trend is mirrored across the EU, with class E slaughter pigs priced at EUR 207.66/100 kg, marking a 1.4% decrease from the previous week and a 12% drop year-on-year.
Additionally, the report highlights a decrease in the prices of pork half-carcasses by 2.1%, along with a slight decrease in the purchase prices of slaughter cattle and poultry. However, there was an exception with a 2.5% increase in the purchase price of turkeys and a slight increase in the prices of fattened geese and broiler ducks. Compared to the prices of the previous year, broiler chickens, geese, and broiler ducks were cheaper, while turkeys became 9% more expensive.
Additionally, the report highlights a decrease in the prices of pork half-carcasses by 2.1%, along with a slight decrease in the purchase prices of slaughter cattle and poultry. However, there was an exception with a 2.5% increase in the purchase price of turkeys and a slight increase in the prices of fattened geese and broiler ducks. Compared to the prices of the previous year, broiler chickens, geese, and broiler ducks were cheaper, while turkeys became 9% more expensive.
Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.
Original content
Live pig purchase prices On 12–18.08.2024, in plants monitored by the Integrated Agricultural Market Information System of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, pigs were purchased at PLN 6.86/kg, which is 2.5% cheaper than a week ago and 4% cheaper than a month earlier. Compared to the quotations from a year ago, the price of live pigs was 15% lower. The same direction of changes in live pig prices as in Poland is also observed in the EU. In the third week of August this year, the purchase price of class E slaughter pigs was EUR 207.66/100 kg of chilled post-slaughter weight. It was 1.4% lower than in the previous week, 3% lower than a month ago and 12% lower than a year ago. The price of livestock of this class in Poland expressed in euros amounted to EUR 208.69/100 kg, 0.5% more than in the EU and, among others, 19% more than in Denmark. At the same time, the price of live pigs in Poland was, among others, 1% lower than in Germany and 6% lower than in Spain. ...
Source: Gospodarz
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