AHDB Pork’s weekly pig prices, slaughter data and commentary for Great Britain
The EU-spec SPP held its ground in the week ended November 20, at 144.31/kg, 0.15p higher than a week earlier.
Estimated slaughter for the week was 196,200 head up on the week and the year, by 11,000 and 21,000 head respectively. Reports indicate that a number of abattoirs undertook a Saturday kill, although there were only limited numbers of particularly low-priced pigs.
The average carcase weight fell compared to the previous week, albeit by a modest 240g to 91.84kg.
Unfortunately, there was insufficient data available to produce a 7kg or 30kg weaner price this week. However, for the week ending November 13, the EU-spec APP fell by 1.13p to stand at 149.89/kg. The gap between the two price series therefore widened to 5.73p.
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