The marketing of pigs at the right time plays a vital role in determining the success of commercial pig production. The bulk of pigs in the tropics are marketed live at a time subject to marketing considerations. There are basically, four market outlets as listed below:
1. Private Sales: This system involves selling of one or more pigs to local consumers, other pig producers, butchers or middlemen. The pigs are sold live and prices are normally subject to bargaining. This method is most common among rural small-scale producers. It has the advantage of being the simplest. To ensure adequate prices for pig farmers, marketing cooperatives are recommended.
2. Public Sales: In these methods, pigs are taken to a central place, where they are sold by auction on live basis to the highest bidder.
3. Direct Sales to Butcher: Here, the pigs are sold to the butcher directly by the producer without middle men. The method is more applicable to the large scale producers. Fluctuations in prices can be serious problem in this system of pig marketing.
4. Contract Sales: Under this system, contract is entered into with a slaughter house to supply a certain number of pigs over a period of time at a set price. This condition allows the producer to plan his production strategy over a fairly long period of time.
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