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Falling prices and rising costs saw pig producers record average losses of nearly £4 per head in the first quarter of 2026, compared with a profit…
Defra has announced has announced plans to strengthen protections for pig farmers and industry in the event of a swine fever outbreak. The department has published…
Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. The EU-spec SPP has recorded its biggest drop since the start of the year, losing 1.88p to…
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Falling prices and rising costs force pig sector into the red in Q1
0Falling prices and rising costs saw pig producers record average losses of nearly £4 per head in the first quarter of 2026, compared with a profit of £10/head in Q4 2025. AHDB’s latest net margins estimates show the pig sector, on average, moved into the red for the first time since Q1 2023, following 11 quarters in the black. The figures, based on erformance figures for breeding and finishing herds, estimate the full economic cost of production for Q1 to be 192p/kg deadweight, an increased of 2p from Q4 2025. Feed costs increased by around 1p and currently make up…