EU - Pressure still continues to be exerted on the European pig slaughter market this week.Across the borders, the price barometer is pointing downward. Almost all quotations went down considerably. The price decreases are ranging from a corrected just under 3 cents in Denmark to a sound leading 6 cents in France.All in all, the demand for pigs is falling below the live-pigs’ quantities. On top of that, the competition pressure is quite severe in the export business. That goes for pigs from the USA in particular where pig production has been considerably extended most recently.

　　本周欧洲生猪屠宰市场(European pig slaughter market)依然表现出持续的压力。整个欧洲的价格风向标呈现下行。几乎所有报价都存在相当大的跌幅。报价减少的范围从丹麦向下修正的3欧分到法国带头减少的6欧分。总之，生猪需求低于活猪数量。除此之外，出口业务也存在相当严重的竞争压力。这种压力也同样适用于美国生猪出口现状，尤其是美国养猪生产在最近大幅扩张。