GB pig prices for week ending October 9, 2021 – partial recovery for SPP after record fall last week
AHDB Pork’s weekly pig prices, slaughter data and commentary for Great Britain The EU-spec SPP…
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EU pig herd shrinks despite Spanish expansion
Early results of pig censuses from EU member states have indicated that the EU pig…
Straw prices for the week ending October 17, 2021
Merchants’ ex-farm buying-in straw prices (£/t) supplied by the British Hay & Straw Merchants Association.…
Defra figures show English pig herd growth in year to June
The total number of pigs in England grew by around 5% to approximately 4.23 million…
US pig herd has risen since June but remains below 2020 levels
The total number of pigs in the United States, recorded on 1 September, was 75.4…
EU pig meat exports drop as demand from China falls
Exports of EU pig meat have been falling in recent months, pushing the market further…
Performance in rearing and finishing herd worsens
For both the GB pig rearing and finishing herd, there has been some worsening in average…
UK pig meat exports falter under difficult market conditions
After experiencing signs of recovery following the initial difficulties posed by Brexit, UK pig meat…
EU pig slaughter levels stable in June
Pig slaughter in the EU has stabilised in recent months, with slaughter levels coming in…
Weak domestic pork prices impact demand for imported meat in China
According to the latest customs data released on Tuesday (7th September) China imported 758,000 tonnes of…