The pig market has been characterized by persistent price pressure over the past few months, but the negative trend has now been broken. A tightening pig supply and slightly better meat sales are causing prices to look upward.
News|Published: Yesterday 11:23 AM CET
Arla Foods achieved excellent results last year, despite the market plummeting hard in the second half of the year. Particularly, the ingredients business flourished due to strong global demand. In the 2025 fiscal year, various records were broken, such as those for revenue, milk supply, and the performance price.
News|Published: Feb 17, 2026
Laiterie des Ardennes has further reduced the milk price for January, but the decline is slowing down. As a result, the differences in the Belgian Milk Price Comparator from Boerenbusiness are decreasing.
Analysis|Published: Feb 16, 2026
On the pig market, the prices are beginning to rise. The DCA Exchange Mutation price anticipates this. Also in the Netherlands, higher slaughter prices are expected this week, despite the resistance further down the chain. Meanwhile, piglet prices are rising rapidly.
Analysis|Published: Feb 12, 2026
The liquid dairy market shows modest price movements this week for raw milk and skimmed milk. At the same time, the DCA benchmarks for semi-finished products, such as skimmed milk concentrate and whey concentrate, are falling sharply.
Analysis|Published: Feb 12, 2026
The butter market is very volatile this week. The DCA butter benchmarks are moving up, but prices are going up and down at the same time. There is buying interest because market sentiment is improving. However, butter stocks in Europe are still high. Cream prices are still below butter prices, but the gap is getting smaller. For this time of year, that is unusual.
