# Poland Is Being Flooded with EU Pork. On Top of That, Expensive Feed and Cheap Hogs Are Driving Producers Out

> The European pork market is under pressure from oversupply and slower exports outside the EU, leaving large surpluses within the bloc. Average pork prices are about 17.5% below the same period last year; Germany’s base price is €1.32/kg, down 28.8% year over year, while recent declines across several EU countries have weighed on Polish farm-gate prices.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T09:21:45.522Z
- Category: trade · region European Union · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89245-poland-is-being-flooded-with-eu-pork-on-top-of-that-expensive-feed-and-cheap
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Excess pork supply and weak export demand are pushing hog prices lower, squeezing producers. The article also cites expensive feed, which raises production costs and further reduces margins for livestock and feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-03-14 | [Hog herds and poultry are getting even more expensive to feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12632-hog-herds-and-poultry-are-getting-even-more-expensive-to-feed.md) | -1.5% | -2.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-05-16 | [Trade war, ASF disrupting US soybean, pork producers \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59080-trade-war-asf-disrupting-us-soybean-pork-producers-feed-strategy.md) | -0.4% | -8.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-07-16 | [Gro Expects Drop in China Pork Imports and Lower Corn Feed Use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46076-gro-expects-drop-in-china-pork-imports-and-lower-corn-feed-use.md) | -3.0% | -1.6% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-25 | [Pork demand being challenged by record large production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69095-pork-demand-being-challenged-by-record-large-production.md) | -3.1% | +11.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | -1.5% | -11.2% |

## Sources

- cenyrolnicze.pl: https://www.cenyrolnicze.pl/wiadomosci/rynki-rolne/trzoda-chlewna/44460-polska-zalewana-unijna-wieprzowina-na-dodatek-drogie-pasze-i-tanie-tuczniki-wykanczaja-hodowcow

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