Farmers in Poland are reducing the number of pigs due to rising energy prices, and as a result the number of animals has decreased to a minimum in the last 77 years. About this Inter declaration President of UPEMI (Meat Industry Producers and Employers Association) Wiesław Ružanski.
“The number of pig farmers is falling and the number of animals is at its lowest level since the Second World War. Import from Denmark helps us, but it will end soon. Prices in stores will go up,” Ruzhansky said.
According to him, consumers react sharply to rising prices and therefore reduce their purchases, including meat. The market also reacts to this by reducing production volumes. According to preliminary estimates, pork consumption in the country may drop to 40 kg per capita per year by the end of 2022.
Market participants added that they have applied to the government many times for subsidies for pork production. However, no results were obtained from the applications. As a result, farmers began to reduce unprofitable production. However, 2023 may be more optimistic than 2022 for the sector. We are talking about the fact that feed prices may stabilize due to the Ukrainian grain supply.
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Source: Gazeta
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