Market under the grip of pig and piglet shortages

Wouter Baan Market Analyst · Dairy & Meat · Published Mar 2, 2026
Meat market insight from DCA Market Intelligence
The shortage of piglets and slaughter pigs continues into early March. The DCA BestPigletPrice breaks the threshold of €50 per piglet this week, while the DCA Market Mutation Price also rises again, despite the pig market making a somewhat half-hearted impression.

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