International aspects of the pork production value chain in the Czech Republic Online publication date: Tue, 19-Oct-2021
by Jaroslav Havlíček; Karel Šrédl; Helena Řezbová; Luboš Smutka; Ludmila Dömeová; Lucie Severová; Tomáš Šubrt; Roman Svoboda
International Journal of Value Chain Management (IJVCM), Vol. 12, No. 3, 2021
Abstract: This paper presents a time analysis of the prices of pork in the food value chain for five European countries from 2010 to 2018 with respect to the position of small farms in the European market. The data analysis has shown that there is a significant difference between the live weight of pig prices of German producers and other producers in the five selected European countries. An economic performance comparison of Czech and German pork processing plants (slaughterhouses) has revealed the existence of a strong oligopoly at the given level of the value chain, more so in Germany, and their economic ties to primary production companies. Retail chains selling their private pork brands can afford to market them for a cost that is up to 20% lower than the average price nationwide, which is beneficial for both businesses (higher sales) and consumers (lower price).
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