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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…
Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. The EU-spec SPP has stablised, after losing 2.32p last week, gaining 0.1p to stand at 177.98p/kg during…
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Retail primary pork remain strong as overall pigmeat volumes decline
0Primary 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. In the 12 weeks to May 17, total pig meat purchase volumes declined by 3.4%, 7,339 tonnes, year-on-year, with spend down by 3.1% and average prices up by 0.3%. Within the overall volume decline, primary pigmeat, where the UK is strongest, performed well, with purchase volumes increasing by 6.8% and spend up 5.5% year-on-year. Growth was driven by mince, up by 30.1%, as consumers switch from beef mince to the cheaper pork option and…