LIVESTOCK PRICES: growth in pig farming, while other prices vary from market to market

Varying prices of calves and lambs, while rising prices of pigs, piglets and fattening pigs.

A slight increase in calf prices in the Užice area, while it is lower in Kraljevo

Calves collect in the week after us at the livestock market in Užice, because the amount of 580 din/kg dominated. STIPS reporters from Kraljevo recorded a drop in the purchase price of calves of the SM breed weighing up to 160 kilograms in slaughterhouses in the Raš region, since the purchase is usually made for 600 din/kg. Last week, at the livestock market in Požarevac, the selling price of fattened steers with a body weight of 350 to 480 kilograms increased to a dominant 480 dinars/kg. The dominant purchase price of calves of the SM breed weighing up to 160 kilograms was 700 din/kg in slaughterhouses in the Braničevo region. They paid 550 dinars/kg for purchased fattening cattle with a body weight of 350 to 480 kilograms, while the dominant purchase price for slaughter cows of the SM breed was 230 dinars/kg. Slaughterhouses from the North Bačka region recorded a drop in the purchase price of fattening bulls weighing over 500 kilograms to a dominant 360 din/kg. Last week, the purchase of male calves in slaughterhouses in the Moravian region was recorded at a dominant price of 500 din/kg and female calves at a dominant price of 450 din/kg. The dominant purchase price of fattening bulls weighing over 500 kilograms was 350 din/kg in slaughterhouses in the Jablanica region. The price did not change compared to the previous week despite the good offer. There was no sale of calves and other categories of cattle at the livestock market in Leskovac. A solid offer of calves in slaughterhouses in the Pirot region at a dominant price of 500 din/kg. Breeders paid 440 dinars/kg last week for purchased fattening bulls of the SM breed with a body weight of over 500 kilograms.

Piglets are more expensive in the area of ​​Užice, fattening pigs are more expensive in the area of ​​Šabac

An increase in the purchase price of piglets was recorded in slaughterhouses in the Zlatibor region, as the purchase was most often made at a price of 550 dinars/kg. The purchase price of fattening pigs with a body weight of 80 to 120 kilograms was higher compared to the first week of May. The amount of 260 din/kg dominated. The volume of the offer and purchased head was satisfactory in the opinion of the breeders. At the cattle market in Kraljevo, there was a drop in the selling price of piglets weighing 16 to 25 kilograms, since during the second week of May the amount of 260 dinars/kg dominated. In slaughterhouses in the Jablanica region, an increase in the purchase price of piglets of the same category was recorded, as the amount of 480 dinars/kg dominated, with a good volume of heads purchased. The purchase price of piglets weighing 16 to 25 kilograms was also lower in slaughterhouses in the Zaječar region. The most common purchase price of piglets weighing 16 to 25 kilograms was 500 dinars/kg in slaughterhouses in the Raš region. Depending on the quality and body weight of the heads, slaughterhouses paid 210 to 230 din/kg for purchased fattening pigs, while the dominant purchase price of slaughter sows was 180 din/kg. At the cattle market in Kraljevo, there was no change, both in terms of supply and demand, as well as in terms of purchase prices compared to the first week of May.

Lambs are more expensive in the area of ​​Šabac, Užice and Požarevac, and cheaper in the area of ​​Čačak, Niš, Kraljevo and Pirot

The purchase price of lambs was higher in slaughterhouses in the area of ​​Šabac and surrounding towns compared to the previous period. The amount of 420 din/kg dominated. The increase in the price of lambs was recorded at the livestock market in Užice, since they could usually be sold for 420 din/kg. The STIPS reporters from Požarevac last week recorded an increase in the selling price of sheep at the livestock market in this city, to a dominant 210 dinars/kg. At the cattle market in Čačak, there was a drop in the sales price of lambs compared to the previous period, since the amount of 380 dinars/kg dominated. Lambs were also cheaper at the cattle market in Niš compared to the previous week, as they could be sold for 500 din/kg most of the time. A drop in the selling price of lambs was also recorded last week at the livestock market in Kraljevo. The amount of 410 din/kg dominated. The sale price of lambs was also lower at the livestock market in Pirot, since the amount of 500 din/kg dominated in the week after us. At the livestock market in Loznica, lambs could be bought for 420 din/kg in the period from May 8 to 14. In addition to lambs, the offer included kids at a price of 230 din/kg, sheep at a price of 210 din/kg and goats at a price of 120 din/kg. Butchers from this area bought lambs from this area at a dominant price of 400 din/kg and sheep at a dominant price of 200 din/kg.

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Across Serbia, farmers are blocking roads with tractors, dissatisfied with the purchase price of agricultural products and denied benefits by the state. Livestock farmers from Starčevo, Bavanište, Kisač, Bogatić, and all the way to Požarevac, Novi Sad, Subotica, Rača and other cities took to the streets for a peaceful drive. Everything happened after failed negotiations in the Government of Serbia with Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, and after the refusal of an invitation to a meeting with President Aleksandar Vučić. Namely, although the farmers did not completely block the flow of traffic on the first day of the protest, they announced that if their demands were not met by Thursday, they would begin a mass blockade of Belgrade. As Dejan Trajković, a farmer from the vicinity of Kovino, told Danas, the plan is to radicalize the protest in the coming days. “On the first day, we decided to stand by the roads with tractors, and for the following days we are still agreeing on coordination. If the Government is not interested in farmers by the end of the day, and there is no reaction, radicalization of the protest will follow. Now we have started and there is no stopping”, says Trajković. He points out that now everything is in the hands of the Government, because they have not solved anything so far, and the farmers have no intention of withdrawing without concrete fulfillment of their demands. According to the announcements of the organizers of the protest, farmers along the Kragujevac, Rača, Smederevska Palanka and Batočina municipalities will travel to Belgrade with tractors and machinery. As noted by Goran Filipović, one of the farmers participating in the protests in Novi Sad, the requests submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture have been “on the table” for ten days, and nothing has been resolved in that field. “The negotiations with the Government failed twice, we did not agree on anything. The most important requirement does not exist – all eight are the most important. It is not known which is more urgent than which. In my opinion, the most urgent is diesel, which we have been waiting for who knows how many years,” says Filipović. Miroslav Matković, president of the Association of Agricultural Producers of Subotica, adds that the protestors intend to stay on the roads without interruption until Thursday. “If the president or the prime minister does not sign our demands, we are ready to go to Belgrade with tractors on Friday, together with other associations from all over Serbia,” warns Matković. During the first day, no incidents were recorded, and in some places local police officers were present, while, according to farmer Milan Miloševiċ from Viševac, BIA officials put pressure on the organizers to give up the protest.

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia

Report prepared by: Institute for the Application of Science in Agriculture

Source: STIPS