Live pig exports have strengthened

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Live pig imports increased slightly (+0.4 percent) to 47.4 thousand tons, with Slovakia, Croatia, Germany and the Czech Republic being the largest suppliers. The volume of pork sold on the international market increased by 15.8 percent (110 thousand tons) and its value by 13.2 percent during the observed period. Most pork was delivered to Romania, Italy, Croatia, Slovakia and Bulgaria. The volume of pork imports increased by 8.1 percent (100.7 thousand tons) and the value by 9.4 percent in January–August 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. More than two-thirds of the pork came from Germany, Spain, Poland and Austria. According to AKI PÁIR data, the producer price of domestically produced slaughter pigs, excluding VAT and transport costs, was 791 forints/kilogram of carcass warm weight in October 2024, a decrease of 6 percent compared to the average price a year earlier.

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