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Market under the grip of pig and piglet shortages

Wouter Baan Lead editor Dairy & Meat at DCA Market Intelligence · Published Mar 2, 2026
Market under the grip of pig and piglet shortages
The shortage of piglets and slaughter pigs continues into early March. The DCA BestPigletPrice breaks the threshold of €50 per piglet this week, while the DCA Market Mutation Price also rises again, despite the pig market making a somewhat half-hearted impression.

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