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WEBPig farm input costs have increased by 54% since 2019, more than in any other sector, with feed prices being the main driver behind the increase. Farm input costs have risen by an average 44% across the farming sectors since 2019, according to research carried out by AHDB. The research…. Pig World is also the official magazine of the National ...
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GB pig prices for week ending September 16, 2023 - Pig World
WEBSep 20, 2023 · Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. The EU-spec SPP fell by a further 0.28p to 223.74p/kg during the week ended September 16, the fourth consecutive weekly reduction.This lat
GB pig prices for week ending September 28, 2024 - Pig World
WEBOct 2, 2024 · Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. The EU-spec SPP dropped back again during the week ended September 28, losing 0.33p to stand at 208.64p/kg. It is the third consecutive small reverse for the SPP, which has now lost 1.44p over the past five weeks to dip below 209p/kg for the first time since February 2023, and more than 4p ...
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WEBAug 5, 2024 · April 9, 2024. The April 2024 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, features and comments: 1 2 3 … 8. Looking for Magazines news? Pig World provides news, comment and analysis, as well as prices and market information from both home and abroad.
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WEBSep 2, 2024 · Balanced breeding programmes can increase litter size, birth weights and piglet survival rates – report. October 23, 2023. A new peer-reviewed study has underlined the contribution of balanced farm animal breeding programmes in….
UK pig population falls to lowest level since 2012, amid tentative ...
WEBDec 20, 2023 · The drop in the total pig population was driven by a 11.2% fall in the numbers of fattening pigs to 4.26 million head, the lowest number recorded since 2015.
RBST Watchlist highlights worrying decline in our native pig breeds
WEBApr 17, 2024 · Seven of the UK’s 11 native pig breeds – Berkshire (pictured above), British Landrace, British Lop, Large Black, Large White, Middle White and Tamworth – remain in the highest risk Priority category, with most of the rare pig breeds now showing a sustained downward trend in total sow numbers.The number of Berkshire pig sows has fallen from 363 in 2021 to 288 in 2023, while Tamworth pig ...
UK pig production profits grow in Q3, but falling prices to squeeze ...
WEBNov 2, 2023 · UK pig producers, on average, made a profit of £25 per finished pig during the third quarter of this year, as the industry continued to recoup some of the huge losses made over the past two years. AHDB net margin data estimates that the full economic cost of production for Q3 was 195p/kg deadweight, 1p below the figure for Q2. Feed costs fell ...
UK pig numbers 4% up in June, provisional Defra figures indicate
WEBOct 19, 2021 · The UK pig population was 4% up in the year to June 2021, standing at 5.28 million head, according to provisional figures published by Defra. These figures take account of trends recorded in the 2021 English and Scottish surveys, with figures for other UK regions rolled over from 2020. Final UK census results, taking account of all regional ...