Market Reports

2025: Weekly Market Reports for the global pig market

27 May 2025

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices.

19 May 2025

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices this week.

13 May 2025

Stable prices for shoulders and legs in the short term, while deboned products are being traded at increasing prices.

6 May 2025

Increasing prices for shoulders, legs and deboned products.

28 April 2025

Due to the public holiday in large parts of Europe on May 1, this week is a relatively quiet trading week for bone-in products. Both legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices.

22 April 2025

Good demand continues. Due to the 4-day working week (1 May public holiday), however, legs and bone-in shoulders are being traded at unchanged prices.

9 April 2025

Legs and other cuts are being traded at increasing prices.

31 March 2025

Legs and other cuts are being traded at increasing prices.

24 March 2025

Shoulders and bone-in legs are being traded at slightly rising prices. As regards other cuts, trade is stable and at unchanged prices.

18 March 2025

Shoulders and bone-in legs are again being traded at rising prices. As regards other cuts, trade is stable and at unchanged prices.

10 March 2025

Shoulders and bone-in legs are again being traded at slightly rising prices this week. As regards other cuts, trade is stable and at unchanged prices.

4 March 2025

Shoulders and bone-in legs are being traded at slightly rising prices this week. As regards other cuts, trade is stable and at unchanged prices.

24 February 2025

Trade in legs and other cuts is stable and at unchanged prices this week.

17 february 2025

The market situation is unchanged from previous weeks.

10 February 2025

The market situation is unchanged from previous weeks.

4 February 2025

Trade in legs and other cuts is at unchanged prices this week.

27 january 2025

Trade in legs and other cuts is at unchanged prices this week.

20 January 2025

Trade in legs is at increasing prices this week. Other cuts are being traded at unchanged price levels.

13 January 2025

Trade in legs and other cuts is stable and at unchanged prices this week. It is yet to be seen what impact foot & mouth in Germany will have on the market situation going forward.

6 january 2025

Trade in legs and other cuts is stable, but specific cuts are now being traded at lower prices than before Christmas/New Year.

2024: Weekly Market Reports for the global pig market

30 December 2024

No information is available because of the holiday period.

23 December 2024

No information is available because of the Christmas holiday.

17 December 2024

As the Christmas trade draws to a close, both legs and other cuts are being traded at falling prices this week.

9 December 2024

Trade in legs and other cuts is at unchanged prices this week.

2 December 2024

Signs of Christmas trade are evident. Trade in legs and other cuts is at slightly increasing prices.

26 November 2024

Trade in legs and other cuts is at largely unchanged prices.

18 November 2024

Trade in legs and other cuts is at largely unchanged prices.

12 November 2024

Trade in legs and other cuts is at largely unchanged prices this week.

4 November 2024

Trade in legs and other cuts is at unchanged prices this week apart from shoulders which are under slight pressure, with falling prices.

28 October 2024

Due to a public holiday in a number of European countries and to the fall in the German pig price last week, trading in legs and other cuts is at slightly falling prices this week.

21 October 2024

Trading in legs and other cuts is at largely unchanged prices

7 October 2024

Trading in legs and other cuts is at largely unchanged prices.

2 October 2024

Trading in legs is stable and at unchanged prices. Other cuts are also being traded at largely unchanged prices.

23 September 2024

Trading in legs is stable and at unchanged prices. Other cuts are also being traded at largely unchanged prices.

16 September 2024

Trading in legs is at slightly rising prices this week while cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices.

3 September 2024

Trading in legs is at rising prices this week while cuts are being traded at unchanged or slightly rising prices.

26 August 2024

Trading in legs is at slightly rising prices this week while cuts are being traded at unchanged prices.

19 August 2024

Trading in legs and other cuts is largely at unchanged prices this week.

12 August 2024

Following a price fall last week, trading in legs and other cuts is largely at unchanged prices this week.

5 August 2024

Legs are being traded at falling prices. Other cuts are being traded at falling or unchanged prices.

29 July 2024

Legs are under slight pressure and are being traded at slightly falling or unchanged prices. Other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices.

22 July 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged or slightly falling prices this week.

16 July 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged or slightly falling prices this week.

17 June 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices this week.

10 June 2024

Legs are being traded at slightly rising prices this week. Other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices.

27 May 2024

Legs are being traded at slightly rising prices this week. Other cuts are being traded at unchanged or slightly rising prices.

21 May 2024

Legs are being traded at increasing prices this week. Other cuts are being traded at unchanged or slightly rising prices.

13 May 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices this week.

6 May 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices this week.

29 April 2024

Legs are being traded at falling prices this week. As regards other cuts, trade is at slightly falling prices.

22 April 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices.

15 April 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices.

10 April 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices.

2 April 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices.

26 March 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices.

21 March 2024

Legs and other cuts are being largely traded at unchanged prices.

11 March 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices.

4 March 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at slightly rising prices.

26 February 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged price levels this week.

19 February 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at increasing price levels this week.

12 February 2024

Legs and other cuts are being traded at increasing price levels this week.

5 February 2024

Trading is at unchanged price levels. This applies to both legs and other cuts.

30 January 2024

Trading is at unchanged price levels. This applies to both legs and other cuts.

22 January 2024

Trading is at falling price levels. This applies to both legs and other cuts.

15 January 2024

Trading is at unchanged price levels. This applies to both legs and other cuts.

9 January 2024

Trading is at unchanged price levels. This applies to both legs and other cuts.

3 January 2024

Post-Christmas trading is yet to pick up. To date, however, trading is taking place at largely unchanged prices.

2023: Weekly Market Reports for the global pig market

27 December 2023

The usual post-Christmas lull in trading this week. The trading that is taking place is at largely unchanged prices.

18 December 2023

The end of Christmas trading this week ushered in the normal seasonal slowdown in the European market. Legs and other cuts are being are being traded at unchanged or slightly falling prices.

11 December 2023

Legs are being traded at unchanged prices while prices are increasing for other cuts. This week is the last week of Christmas trading for the European processing industry.

4 December 2023

Both legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices this week. So far, Christmas trade has proved disappointing and only individual cuts are being traded at increasing prices.

28 November 2023

Improved demand in the run-up to Christmas, but so far, the Christmas trade is not fully meeting expectations. Both legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices this week.

21 November 2023

Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices this week. The market is awaiting the upcoming Christmas trade.

14 November 2023

30 October 2023

Europe: Once again this week, legs and other cuts are being traded at more or less unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

23 October 2023

16 October 2023

11 October 2023

2 October 2023

Europe: Once again this week, legs are being traded at slightly rising or unchanged prices. Other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

25 September 2023

Europe: Once again this week, legs are being traded at slightly rising prices while trading in other cuts is largely at unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

18 September 2023

Europe: Legs are being traded at slightly rising prices while trading in other cuts is largely at unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

11 September 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

4 September 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

28 August 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices this week. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

21 August 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged or slightly falling prices this week. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

15 August 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices this week. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

7 August 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at slightly falling prices this week. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

31 July 2023

Europe: The market continues to be affected by the holiday season, which means sluggish trade for both legs and other cuts. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

24 July 2023

Europe: The market continues to be affected by the holiday season, which means sluggish trade at largely unchanged price levels for both legs and other cuts. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

17 July 2023

Europe: The market has entered the holiday season, which means that trading is at largely unchanged price levels for both legs and other cuts. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

19 June 2023

Europe: Trading in legs and other cuts is unchanged or at slightly rising prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

12 June 2023

Europe: Trading in legs is at slightly rising prices this week. Other cuts are being traded at unchanged or slightly rising prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

6 June 2023

Europe: Trading in legs is at increasing prices this week. Other cuts are being traded at unchanged or slightly increasing prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand.

30 May 2023

Europe: Trading in legs and other cuts is stable. Other cuts are being traded at slightly increasing prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: subdued demand. Prices from Japan are being negatively affected by a falling yen exchange rate.

22 May 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: stable demand.

15 May 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: stable demand.

8 May 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: stable demand.

1 May 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: stable demand.

24 April 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good. New contracts are being agreed at increased price levels. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: stable demand.

20 April 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices. UK: Sales are good at unchanged prices. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: stable demand.

12 April 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices this week. UK: Sales are good at unchanged prices. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: stable demand.

3 April 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices this week. UK: Stable trade. New contracts are being signed at increasing prices. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: trading has improved at increasing prices.

20 March 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged prices this week. UK: Stable trade. New contracts are being signed at increasing prices. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: trading is more stable following sluggish trading for some time.

13 March 2023

6 March 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices this week. UK: Stable trade at unchanged prices. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: sluggish trade.

27 February 2023

20 February 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at slightly increasing prices this week. UK: Stable trade at unchanged prices. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: sluggish trade continues.

13 February 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at increasing prices again this week. UK: Stable trade at increasing prices. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: sluggish trade continues.

6 February 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at increasing prices again this week. UK: Quiet trade at unchanged prices. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: sluggish trade continues.

30 January 2023

Europe: Legs and other cuts are being traded at increasing prices this week. UK: Quiet trade at unchanged prices. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: sluggish trade continues.

23 January 2023

Europe: the low supplies of pig meat mean that prices are stabilising and appear to be bottoming out. This applies to both legs and other cuts. UK: Trade is sluggish and at unchanged prices. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: sluggish trade continues.

16 January 2023

Europe: legs and other cuts are being traded at largely unchanged prices. UK: Trade is sluggish and at unchanged prices. China: Very quiet trading continues. Japan and other Asian markets: sluggish trade continues

9 January 2023

Europe: legs and other cuts are being traded at slightly falling prices. UK: Trade is sluggish and at unchanged prices. China: Very quiet trading. Japan and other Asian markets: sluggish trade continues

2 January 2023

Europe: in the week after New Year, legs and other cuts are being traded at unchanged or slightly falling prices. UK: Trade is sluggish and at unchanged prices. China: Very quiet trading. Japan and other Asian markets: sluggish trade continues.