What is the price of live pigs per kilogram/pound in Germany today?
The retail price range for Germany live pigs is between US$ 2.34 and US$ 2.54 per kilogram or between US$ 1.06 and US$ 1.15 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live pigs in Germany
The retail price range in Euro for live pigs is between EUR 2.16 and EUR 2.35 per kilogram or between EUR 0.98 and EUR 1.07 per pound(lb) in Berlin and Leipzig.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Germany live pigs is between US$ 1.64 and US$ 1.78 per kilogram or between US$ 0.74 and US$ 0.81 per pound(lb).
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Germany Live Pigs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Pigs from Germany over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 2.37 US dollars per kilogram, followed by 2.02 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 2.43 US dollars per kilogram, before dropping to 2.16 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the price drop to 1.77 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Live Pigs from Germany in 2023 will be around 2.07 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024 will be around 1.77 US dollars per kilogram.The Germany live pigs exports are categorised as:
- Live swine, weighing >= 50 kg (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010392)
- Live swine, weighing < 50 kg (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010391)
- Pure-bred breeding swine (HS code 010310)
Germany Live Pigs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Pigs into Germany over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was at its highest at 2.37 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2018 to 2.02 US dollars per kg. In 2019, the price rose again to 2.43 US dollars per kg before dropping again in 2020 to 2.16 US dollars per kg. The price then dropped further in 2021 to 1.77 US dollars per kg before rising again in 2022 to 2.07 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Pigs into Germany will continue to fluctuate in the coming years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 2.17 US dollars per kg and in 2024 it will be around 2.08 US dollars per kg.Export values for Germany live pigs
The total values in export for live pigs in Germany were US$ 199,846, US$ 228,400, US$ 196,335 and US$ 202,313 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Germany live pigs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of live pigs exported by Germany in 2020 was 84,039 tonnes. In 2019 Germany sold 83,146 tonnes of live pigs. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Germany live pigs (livestock category) has reduced, changing by -14.591 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live pigs' exports reduced by -13.64 pc bringing the nation US$202.31m for the year 2019. Germany's live pigs exports are categorised as:
- Live swine, weighing < 50 kg (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010391)
- Pure-bred breeding swine (HS code 010310)
- Live swine, weighing >= 50 kg (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010392)
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Germany live pigs export values
In 2019, Germany sold live pigs costing 202.31m USD, an increase of 3.04% from 2018's total live pigs export of 196.335m USD. The yearly growth in value of Germany live pigs between 2017 to 2018 was -14.039 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Germany's live pigs exports between 2017 and 2019 was -13.64% in comparison to a variation of -14.591% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Germany's share of the world's total live pigs' exports in 2019 was 11.1%. Germany holds position 3 in world exports of live pigs.
Export markets for Germany live pigs ( in '000$ )
Germany's leading destinations for live pigs are Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands and Romania.
Import/Export Trends
Germany is a net exporter of live pigs. The annual growth of Germany live pigs in value between 2015 to 2019 was 15%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -5%, per annum.
Germany bought 660,816 tonnes of live pigs in 2019.