Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain.
The EU-spec SPP continues to fall steadily, losing a further 0.7p to stand at 180.22p/kg during the week ended May 2.
The SPP has lost 17p since the start of the year and 27p since the recent August 2025 high and is now at its lowest point since May 2022.
The latest Tribune roundup again showed little change last week, with the EU pigmeat market flattening out after encouraging gains in February and March.
The grade S EU reference price dropped back very slightly to 147.84p/kg during the week ended April 26, still a big improvement on the low of 126.21p/kg in the week ending February 1. The gap to the equivalent UK price remains at just under 40p, compared with 70p a few months ago.
Defra figures for the first quarter of this year show UK pigmeat production was 5.3% up year on year, at 256,800 tonnes, on the back of higher slaughterings and carcase weights, AHDB reports.
AHDB’s estimated GB clean pig slaughterings suggest the trend is continuing in April. The figure stood at 178,738 head during the week ended May 2, 7,000 head up on the previous week and nearly 11,000 head above year-earlier levels.
Average carcase weights dropped for the third consecutive week, losing 0.52kg to stand at 94.32kg, a reduction of 1.2kg over those three weeks, but still 3.55g above year-earlier levels.
London feed wheat futures were quoted by AHDB on May 6 at £186/t for May, £3 down on last week, and £179/t for July, £5 down on last week.