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Pig Market Trends

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Pig Market Trends is our main monthly Market Intelligence publication, providing analysis of the latest situation in the pig market in the UK, the EU and globally. From the November 2013 edition, the format of PMT has been changed. It will still provide a summary of developments in the UK and EU pig markets and the global feed market over the preceding month. However, each edition now also includes a number of more detailed articles providing analysis and insight about particular issues affecting the UK and global pig market.

The latest edition of Pig Market Trends includes articles on the following:

• Trends in competitor meats. Sales of pig meat in the consumer market depend on a range of factors, including the performance of alternative meats such as chicken, beef and lamb. This article looks at the recent performance of other meats and prospects for next year.
• Seasonality in the pig market. Pig prices vary seasonally, both in the UK and the EU, but the seasonal pattern seems to be changing in recent years. Prices are increasingly firm in the second half of the year, driven by export markets. This article examines these changes.
• Understanding EU prices. Every week, several representative pig prices are published across Europe but these prices are not directly comparable. This article analyses how prices really vary across the EU when they are converted to a consistent basis.
• EU consumption trends. Fresh pork consumption has eased back in most of the key continental markets of the EU so far in 2013. On the other hand, consumption of processed pig meat products has held up better. This article looks at recent developments in the main EU markets.
• Out of home trends. There was a huge uplift in the number of traditional roast dinners eaten out of the home over the summer, despite the hot weather. In this article, you can read more about this and other trends in the foodservice market.

Pig Market Trends is now available free of charge. Subscriptions are available by contacting [email protected]

Past editions of Pig Market Trends can be downloaded below

Pig Market Trends – November 2013 (Articles on international costs of production, notifiable disease, global market outlook, EU-Canada trade agreement and CAP reform)

Pig Market Trends – October 2013 (Focus on Outlook for UK pig meat supplies)

Pig Market Trends – September 2013 (Focus on UK and EU pig numbers)

Pig Market Trends – August 2013 (Focus on Global harvest 2013)

Pig Market Trends – July 2013 (Focus on Outlook for UK pig meat supplies)

Pig Market Trends – June 2013 (Focus on Outlook for the global pig sector)

Pig Market Trends – May 2013 (Focus on UK pig herd productivity)

Pig Market Trends – April 2013 (Focus on Outlook for UK pig meat supplies)

Pig Market Trends – March 2013 (Focus on UK and EU pig numbers)

Pig Market Trends – February 2013 (Focus on Outlook for UK pig meat supplies)

Pig Market Trends – January 2013 (Focus on Outlook for the global pig sector)