Flat calm on the main squares of walk of pig of theEuropean Union (EU). Classes are renewed. On the Pork market French (MPF), le course is unchanged since October 30. Across the Rhine, the reference has been stable since October 23. The festive period is now over.
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Pork prices up 5.3%
The lull in the pork market could be short-lived. The European Commission expects the quotation to rise to €2,210/tonne by 2035. This is due to an increase in production costs. This is 5.3% more than the annual average for 2024. Enough to approximate the levels reached in 2022 and 2023. As a reminder, the quotation established on the French pork market had remained above €2/kg for almost eight months in 2023.
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China has little presence in pork purchases
A l’exportthe absence of the Chine should still be felt by EU operators. For the European Commission, the year 2022 would remain the year with the highest export levels. It expects total exports to fall by 1% between the average of the last three years and 2035, a drop of 338,000 tonnes.
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Pork imports down
On the side of importsthey could decline by 2.2% between the average of the last three years and 2035. United Kingdomwould refocus on its domestic market. At the same time, the consumption is expected to fall to 30 kg per capita in 2035, a decline of 0.4% per year.
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Downward trend also for the production of meat (-0.5% per year between the period 2022 and 2024 compared to 2035).
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