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Wouter Baan

Lead editor Dairy & Meat

Wouter Baan is a leading dairy & meat analyst at DCA Market Intelligence, specializing in global dairy and livestock markets, market price and supply chain dynamics. With his experience tracking commodity trends, he provides farmers, producers and traders with data-driven insights to support better decision-making.

Wouter’s expertise spans milk production, dairy commodity prices, feed costs, trade flows and policy developments shaping the international dairy and meat industries.

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Latest insights

News|Published: Jun 12, 2026

US pork exports post another strong gain in April

US pork exports continued to grow strongly in April. According to figures from the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF), export volume increased by 8% year-on-year to 257,212 tonnes, while export value rose by 6% to $718 million.

Analysis|Published: Jun 11, 2026

DCA Benchmarks: Liquids commentary week 24

Liquid dairy markets continue to show a mixed picture. There are no signs of significant oversupply, but demand remains subdued. Likewise, there is still little evidence of a meaningful seasonal decline in milk production.

Analysis|Published: Jun 11, 2026

DCA Benchmarks: Milkfat commentary week 24

Milk fat prices declined again this week. As cream prices fell considerably faster than butter prices, the price gap between the two products has now almost completely disappeared.

Analysis|Published: Jun 11, 2026

How the pig price is stuck between supply and demand

The European pig market is in an acute shape crisis. Normally, prices at this time of year have a reasonable chance of rising, but now the market has already slumped hard twice in a short time. This week it went wrong again. There is an oversupply caused by a tangle of causes. Read here more about the market situation.

News|Published: Jun 10, 2026

Pig price gets another heavy blow

The gloomy scenario hanging over the pig market has become reality. The German pig price is falling sharply and this decline is being followed by Dutch slaughterhouses. Read more here about developments in the market.

Analysis|Published: Jun 9, 2026

Sword of Damocles hangs over the pig market

The pig price is heading for a new reduction in a short time. In Germany there is a strong chance of price pressure to be seen, which will probably also have an impact in the Netherlands. For the meagre confidence that pig producers still have, this would be an extremely unfavourable development. Both the DCA Beurs Mutatieprijs and the DCA BestPigletPrice are moving down. Read more here about the current market situation.

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