There is a situation never seen before in the Romanian meat market: chicken meat prices are going up, while pig meat is taking a dive that threatens the swine sector, already brought to its knees by the ongoing African swine fever outbreak. According to Eurostat data, live pig prices in Romania are about RON 5 (€1.00)/kg and €150 per 100 kilos of a carcass. Meantime, the average live chicken prices are RON 6 (€1.20)/kg and chicken meat carcass has reached €200/100kg.
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There is a situation never seen before in the Romanian meat market: chicken meat prices are going up, while pig meat is taking a dive that threatens the swine sector, already brought to its knees by the ongoing African swine fever outbreak. According to Eurostat data, live pig prices in Romania are about RON 5 (€1.00)/kg and €150 per 100 kilos in carcass. Meantime, the average live chicken prices are RON 6 (€1.20)/kg and chicken meat carcass has reached €200/100kg."For 20 years I worked in promoting meat and meat industry and I never experienced such a twisted turn in prices. It is a reflection of the dramatic situation faced by the swine sector in the country. Currently, Romania imports more than 80% of the pig meat consumed domestically and the national inventory in commercial farms has dropped dramatically. From 14 million pigs prior to the ASF crisis, Romania reported at the end of last year just 2 million swine head in its farms. This is atypical for a market where pork is ...
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