Peter Crichton’s commentary for February 22, 2016
Although the latest SPP dropped by another 0.53p and now stands at 112.89p/kg, spot bacon…
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Peter Crichton’s commentary for February 12, 2016
“No worse than last week”. Those were the five words most commonly heard today, with…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for February 5, 2016
Apart from a slight reduction in the rate of a slipping SPP and cull sows…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for January 29, 2016
Unfortunately, the pig industry glass is still more than half empty, although prices today have…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for January 22, 2016
It was another difficult day for sellers across the board. It was (slightly) refreshing to…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for January 15, 2016
Despite large volumes of pigs being “pulled forward” before Christmas and the New Year, unfortunately…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for January 8, 2016
It was a difficult start to the year as far as sellers are concerned, with…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for December 31, 2015
Well folks, 2015 ended with more of a whimper than a bang, and year-on-year comparisons…
Peter Crichton’s Commentary for December 24, 2015
It was a doubly disappointing and difficult end to the year, with very few positives…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for December 18, 2015
Although Christmas is a time for giving as well as taking, the seasonal period looks…