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UK pigmeat production was more than 5% higher in February than a year ago, driven by a combination of higher throughputs and soaring caecase weights. Defra’s…
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February UK pigmeat production more than 5% higher year on year
0UK pigmeat production was more than 5% higher in February than a year ago, driven by a combination of higher throughputs and soaring caecase weights. Defra’s latest update shows UK clean pig slaughterings were up 2.3% on February 2025 at 844,000 head, while carcase weights averaged 94.3kg, more than 2kg up year on year. This resulted in total pigmeat production of 82,000 tonnes, 5.2% higher than in February 2025. The average weekly UK slaughter figure of 211,000 head compared with 205,000 head in February 2025 and 197,000 in both December and January, confirming a welcome uptick in throughputs, amid ongoing…