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Mercolleida implemented another exceptional price reduction this Thursday, in a context profoundly disrupted by the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Spain and the resulting impact on exports.
The Swine Price Boards agreed yesterday during their usual hours to reduce the price of live pigs by 10 cents, the price of sows by 6 cents, and the price of piglets by 5 euros.
These declines are in addition to the extraordinary adjustments made earlier this week, when Mercolleida decided to exceptionally revise the prices set the previous Thursday. This is the second time in just a few days that the market has exceeded the usual maximum price variation limit of 6 cents for pigs, a mechanism that is only altered in very exceptional circumstances.
Much uncertainty has followed the confirmation of the first ASF outbreak in the country and the immediate halt to exports to markets outside the European Union, factors that have strained supply and demand and forced the reconsideration of reference prices throughout the sector.
It's worth noting that, before the official detection of the disease last Friday, Mercolleida had already implemented an additional price reduction of 1.4 cents. Together with all the adjustments made since the previous Thursday, the pig price has dropped a total of 21.4 cents in just one week.
December 5, 2025/ Mercolleida/ Spain.
