Weak exports and dependence on piglet imports hurts Poland’s pig farms

The general mood in Poland’s pig industry is somewhat depressed, Bartosz Czarniak, a spokesman from Poland’s pig farmers and breeders association Polsus, told a local news outlet Cenyrolnicze. During the last weeks of December, pork prices in Poland stagnated. “I know that for those who were counting on a revival, this is poor consolation, but looking at what is happening on the market at the moment, this is, in fact, optimistic news,” Czarniak said. He indicated that “across the Oder”, the average pork price is Eur 1.92, or PLN 8.18. In this background, he indicated that quite a few fattening farms, which purchased imported piglets hoping for better prices, now have to sell pork at a loss. Prices have yet to reach the desired level because of waning demand for Poland’s and, in general, European pork on foreign markets, he assumed. “European pork is among the most expensive – if not the most expensive – in the world, which is why export results are falling,” he said. The EU pig ...