date:Jul 18, 2014
As has been the case many times in the past, Germany has again laid down the new line of approach with an 8 cents price decrease. The prices were also corrected downwards considerably in the Netherlands and in Belgium. The price decreases were far less in Austria, Denmark and Great Britain.
The ball was set rolling by German slaughter companies last week by reduced quantities, thus contributing to depressing the prices which then went down considerably, to the surprise of many market participan