Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain.
The EU-spec SPP has dropped back, losing 0.11p to stand at 207.36p/kg, during the week ended September 6.
Although a much smaller fall than the previous week’s 0.58 reduction, this is the first time the price index has fallen for two weeks in a row since early February.
It is now at its lowest point since mid-June, having barely moved in July and August. The SPP is now just 1.8p above where it started 2025 and 2.2p below where it stood a year ago.
Reflecting recent price falls, the EU reference price (Grade S) lost a further 1.6p to stand at 178.33p/kg during the week ended August 31, widening the gap to the equivalent UK price to above 31p.
AHDB’s latest estimated GB slaughterings for the week ended September 6, at 162,655, were 5,000 up on the previous week, 1,600 down on 2024 but 9,000 up on 2023. As always, these estimates are potentially subject to further revision.
Average carcase weights gained 0.25kg to stand at 90.16kg in the SPP sample, cancelling out the previous week’s fall and fractionally above year-earlier levels.
London feed wheat futures were quoted by AHDB on September 3 at £166/t for November and £169/t for January, slightly down on last week in both cases.