Meat market in Poland on February 26, 2023

Published 2023년 3월 15일

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The article reports a significant increase in the prices of live pigs in the European Union, with class E slaughter pigs reaching EUR 225.22/100 kg on February 20-26, 2023, which is 11% higher than a month earlier and 66% higher than the previous year. This price hike is reflected in the rising costs of pork half-carcasses, with a 16.5% increase from the previous month and an 87.5% increase compared to the same period in 2022. Other livestock, including cattle, turkeys, broiler chickens, and broiler ducks, also experienced price increases in both purchase and selling prices compared to the previous year. The article highlights the variation in prices across different EU countries for pigs, pork, and other meats, attributing the price fluctuations to market demands and production costs.

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Live pig purchase prices In the European Union since the end of January this year. an increase in the prices of live pigs is observed. On February 20-26, 2023, class E slaughter pigs in the EU were purchased at EUR 225.22/100 kg of chilled slaughter weight, which is 2% more expensive than the week before and 11% more than a month ago. This was a price level higher by 66% than in the previous year. The price of pigs for slaughter of this class in Poland, expressed in EUR, amounted to EUR 230.78/100 kg and was 2.5% higher than the average price in the EU. Prices of this livestock were lower than in Poland, e.g. in Denmark by EUR 55.50/100 kg, the Netherlands by EUR 21.84/100 kg, Spain by EUR 7.26/100 kg and France by EUR 3.78/100 kg, and higher e.g. in Germany by EUR 5.22/100 kg and in Hungary by EUR 3.48/100 kg. The upward trend in purchase prices of live pigs was also maintained on the domestic market. According to the data of the Integrated Agricultural Market Information System ...

Source: Gospodarz