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The NFU and NPA have highlighted the ‘serious’ current financial difficulties facing the pig sector to leading banks. They have putv together a briefing explaining how…
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NPA and NFU brief banks on pig sector’s financial troubles
0The NFU and NPA have highlighted the ‘serious’ current financial difficulties facing the pig sector to leading banks. They have putv together a briefing explaining how the market has ‘deteriorated significantly’ over the past year, as a combination of strong pig supplies, subdued consumer demand, falling European pig prices and processing disruption has placed sustained downward pressure on UK pig prices. The Standard Pig Price (SPP) has fallen from around 208p/kg in August 2025 to currently around 178p/kg. “However, this average masks the much lower returns being received by some producers, particularly those selling pigs outside contracts, where prices of…