UK - With pig supplies still on the tight side and despite the SPP easing marginally in value by 0.22p to 149.59p, demand remains firm across the board and it was refreshing to see a modest rise in the German producer price as well as a significant 1.9 per cent improvement in the value of the Euro, which traded on Friday worth 86.11p compared with 84.5p a week earlier, writes Peter Crichton in his 'Traffic Lights' commentary for 3 March 2017.Weekly contribution prices have generally held at similar levels within the 145p – 151p/kg range.With virtually all pigs going on contract, there were very few spot bacon pigs available and where there were, prices tended to be in the 150p/kg + region.

　　彼得·克莱顿(Peter Crichton)在2017年3月3日的“红绿灯”评论专栏写道，由于猪肉供应端依然吃紧，尽管猪肉现货价格在价值上小幅放宽，减少了0.22便士/公斤，达到149.59便士/公斤，但是整个英国对猪肉的需求仍然保持稳定，此外还有一个惊喜，即德国猪肉出厂价格出现稳步上涨，以欧元价值换算，用本周的86.11便士/公斤与上周的84.5便士/公斤相比，提高了1.9%。周盈利价格大体保持在145-151便士/公斤的范围内。几乎所有生猪都被签订了交易合同，几乎没有可供应的现货熏肉，就算有地方有，那里的价格也快达到150便士/公斤以上。