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UK pig throughputs and pigmeat production continue to trend above year-earlier levels, while the number of sows being sent for slaughter appears to be increasing as…
Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. The EU-spec SPP has inched up again, gaining 0.24p to stand at 180.4p/kg during the week ended…
Merchants’ ex-farm buying-in straw prices (£/t) supplied by the British Hay & Straw Merchants Association. Trade comment: All prices now new season. Area Barley straw Wheat…
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August pigmeat production up nearly 4%, as throughputs and carcase weights remain elevated
0UK pig throughputs and pigmeat production continue to trend above year-earlier levels, while the number of sows being sent for slaughter appears to be increasing as the year goes on. August UK clean pig slaughterings were up 2.2% on August 2025 at 844,000 head, while pigmeat production was up 3.8% at 79,000 tonnes, according to Defra’s latest monthly estimates. The average weekly kill in August, at 191,000 head, was up from 186,000 head in August 2025, but down from 205,000 head in July 2026. This means that, over the first eight months of the year, UK slaughterings were up by…