Purchasing

Purchasing pigs

We have been buying pigs for more than 60 years. Using our extensive experience in this dynamic sector, we act as mediator to ensure the perfect match between supply and demand.

Purchasing

Purchasing piglets and pigs is the starting point for our role as chain director. This role only ends when our customers are satisfied with the products they receive. We lay the foundation in the procurement stage, establishing good relationships with pig farmers. That way, we know everything about where our animals come from, their living conditions and how they have been treated. Our relationships with pig farmers are always personal. We make sure we keep our promises and the financial settlement is handled quickly and correctly.

Piglets

At PALI Group, piglets receive our utmost attention. This varies from performing quality checks and advising on health management to mediating between the pig farms where piglets are born and the farms where they will be raised (including outside the Netherlands). This is necessary because these are two separate 'worlds' that operate on the basis of supply and demand.

Pigs

Pigs come in all kinds of breeds and differ in weight, fat percentage and, ultimately, in meat quality. Our purchasing department matches the supply of pigs to the demand of the abattoirs we cooperate with.

Slaughter sows

We are also active in the slaughter sow category. We collect sows from pig farms on a weekly basis and take them to a selection centre. From there, we transport them to abattoirs that specialise in slaughter sows. We concentrate on maximising value so pig farmers receive the best price for their sows.

Slaughter piglets

Slaughter piglets are collected at the same time as slaughter sows and transported in the same shipment. This is done weekly, so we can efficiently minimise the number of transport movements on the farm, thereby lowering the risk of infection for the pig farmers.

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