The price of pork in Latvia decreased in December 2025, falling 4% from November and 15.1% compared to December 2024, according to data from the Market and Direct Support Department of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Across the European Union, the average price of pork was 5.8% lower in December 2025 than in November, and down 16.7% year-over-year. These price declines reflect broader trends in the European meat market, potentially impacting farmers and consumers alike.
Data indicates that in December 2025, pork prices in Latvia were 10.9% higher than the EU average. The EU market price for pig carcasses in August was, on average, 160.31 euros per 100 kilograms.
Specifically, prices decreased in several EU member states in December 2025 compared to the previous month: Poland saw a 5.5% drop, Denmark a 4.7% decrease, Lithuania a 3.9% decline, and Germany a 3.4% reduction. Looking at year-over-year changes, Poland experienced a 15.9% price decrease, Lithuania and Germany both saw declines of 15.7%, and Denmark registered a 5.3% decrease.
In December 2025, pig carcass market prices stood at 170.24 euros in Germany, 170.04 euros in Lithuania, 160.66 euros in Denmark, and 158.18 euros in Poland.
The Ministry of Agriculture reported that over the first ten months of 2025, the number of animals slaughtered in the EU increased by 2.2%, while Latvia saw a 0.8% rise. During the same period, meat production increased by 3.6% in the EU and by 2% in Latvia.
EU import volumes decreased by 0.2% over the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Imports increased from Norway (up 16.3%) and the United Kingdom (up 2.7%), but decreased from Chile (down 47.7%) and Switzerland (down 13.5%).
EU export volumes increased by 3% over the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Exports rose to Taiwan (up 80.4%), Vietnam (up 33.9%), Côte d’Ivoire (up 22.4%), South Korea (up 2%), and the Philippines (up 2%), while decreasing to Japan (down 19.6%), Australia (down 2.7%), the United Kingdom (down 2%), the United States (down 1.9%), and China (down 1.8%).
The main exporters of pork products worldwide in the first nine months of 2025 were the EU, the United States, Brazil, and Canada.
