Poland: There were declines in purchases of fatteners

The period of Christmas price stabilization is behind us. In the last two weeks, most slaughterhouses had a Christmas break, so there was no impulse to change prices. Unfortunately, the new year did not start well for breeders. The prices of both live pigs and pigs sold in warm slaughter weight decreased. Fortunately, the corrections are not large, but this situation certainly does not fill breeders with optimism. Prices of fatteners in post-slaughter weight According to our editorial survey, fatteners sold in post-slaughter weight (class E) currently cost PLN 9.42 net per kilogram on average, which is PLN 0.6 less than before Christmas. Prices range from PLN 8.90 to PLN 9.60 net per kilogram. Prices of pigs in live weight A greater decrease was recorded in the case of fatteners sold in live weight. Here, the rates are 9 groszy lower than before Christmas and currently average ...