Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. The EU-spec SPP has inched up for the second week running, gaining 0.09p to stand at 178.07p/kg…
Month: June 2026
Defra has launched the Farming Roadmap, which sets out how the government will aim to provide long-term stability for the industry. Farming Roadmap 2050: Growing England’s…
The Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) is launching a new survey to better understand the current challenges the pig sector faces and awareness of the Fair Dealing…
Merchants’ ex-farm buying-in straw prices (£/t) supplied by the British Hay & Straw Merchants Association. Trade comment: Little change in the prices but demand is slowing.…
The unprecedented uncertainty facing many independent pig producers over where their pigs are going in a few months’ time dominated the NPA’s latest Pig Industry Group…
With daytime temperatures set to reach nearly 40ᐤC across the UK this week and severe heat alerts in place, RSPCA Assured is providing tips on keeping…
There is now less than a week left to get your entries in for the 2026 National Pig Awards. The awards will be celebrating the best…
Primary pigmeat sales remained strong as overall pigmeat volumes declines, according to the latest UK retail sales data from Worldpanel by Numerator UK, summarised by AHDB.…
Somewhat surprisingly, UK clean pig slaughterings were down 1.7% year-on-year in May, at 842,000 head, although pigmeat production, at 80,000 tonnes, was fractionally (0.3%) higher than…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union is seeking an urgent meeting with DAERA Minister Andrew Muir to discuss the uncertainty facing a number of Northern Ireland pig producers.…