Pork Piles Up in Europe as Virus and Swine Fever Slash Sales
- Pig prices in Germany are at their lowest since 2016
- Germany can’t supply Chinese market since a pig-virus outbreak
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There’s a glut of pork in Europe and prices are plunging.
Germany, the European Union’s leading producer, has been shut out of top markets across Asia since a deadly pig-virus outbreak started in wild boar in September. That’s leaving a surplus on the continent just as the latest raft of Covid-19 lockdowns means restaurants are hawking less schnitzel and sausage.