Ten thousand pigs are stuck in Hungary every week

By: Trademagazin Date: 2020. 05. 26. 11:01

The Hungarian meat market is in a huge crisis. Spain has inundated European countries with millions of pigs, but it is also very difficult to start with the dumping of chicken from Brazil. Meanwhile, swine fever and bird flu are decimating the herd. So far, we have eaten cattle, ducks and geese mainly in restaurants and hotels, we do not make anything like this at home, therefore the epidemic has hit the entrepreneurs keeping such animals a bigger blow due to the restrictions on access. In addition, retail chains are fighting brutally with the meat companies in crisis.

Prior to the appearance of the coronavirus in Europe, most Hungarian livestock farmers were in a relatively good position, as years of economic growth have been accompanied by stronger consumption, and prosperous tourism and hospitality have increasingly absorbed various meats and meat products.

In addition, livestock farmers have also been favored by the fact that African swine fever has wreaked havoc in China. Because of this, Germany can export a lot of pigs to the Asian country, and Hungarian pork prices are mainly determined by German prices, so the price has risen here as well. Our export opportunities then began to deteriorate with the spread of swine fever and even bird flu. The introduction of COVID-19 in Europe and the introduction of restrictions have greatly upset the meat market..