Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain.
The EU-spec SPP moved up for the fourth successive week, gaining 0.35p reach 207.21p/kg during the week ended June 7, another yearly high.
The price index has now gained nearly 2p over the past four weeks, driven by rising EU prices, a healthy supply-demand balance at home and high and lamb beef prices. It is now 1.8p above where it started 2025 and less than 3p below where it stood a year ago.
There were further gains in EU pig prices last week, with a big increase in Belgium, alongside notable movements in the Netherlands, Spain and Denmark.
The EU reference price (S-grade) was up by 1.27p to 182.53p/kg during the week ended June 1, narrowing the gap to the equivalent UK reference price to below 27p, compared with in excess of 50p in February.
AHDB’s estimated GB slaughterings for the week ended June 7, at 156,213 head, were more than 6,000 up on the previous week but more than 7,000 below the 2024 figure and 9,000 above 2023. As always, these estimates are potentially subject to revision.
Average carcase weights slipped back by 0.58kg to stand at 90.07kg in the SPP sample, 0.4kg below year-earlier levels.
London feed wheat futures were quoted by AHDB on June 11 at £156/t for July, £3 down on last week, and £177/t for November, £2 down on last week.
You can view all the latest price, slaughter and carcase weight trends HERE