Winter price drop in the live pig market continues. So, if during the fourth week of January the average purchasing price in the live market moved to 45 UAH/kg point, then this week at this level is the upper point of the price range.
It is reported https://kurkul.com
Prices for the sale of pigs slaughter conditions this week are at 0.5-1.5 UAH/kg inferior to the quotes of the previous.
Meat processors noted a very noticeable decline in sales through the winter after-season fall in consumer activity.
As a drive to weaken domestic prices for pork, their negative dynamics in the EU is negative. So, in January the purchase price in some countries weakened by 2-5.5%. Note that in the post-holiday period the average market price for pork with live weight has lost about 5%.