Jan 22, 2025 · Welcome to Pig World - see blog posts. The four UK farming unions have handed in a petition signed by more than 270,000 members of the public to 10 Downing Street, urging the government to ditch its ‘devastating family farm tax’.

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Jan 5, 2025 · Alistair Driver. Editor Pig World, group editor Agronomist and Arable Farmer and Farm Contractor. National Pig Association webmaster. Former political editor at Farmers Guardian.

Jan 3, 2025 · According to AHDB calculations, producers enjoyed positive net margins of £16/head, £15/head and £19/head over the first three quarters of the year, as the domestic pig price stayed remarkably consistent, despite plummeting EU prices, and input costs were steady and manageable, with feed costs falling during Q3.

Pig World is a monthly magazine for the UK’s pig industry. Affiliated to the National Pig Association (NPA), Pig World provides news, comment and analysis, as well as prices and market information from both home and abroad.Practical advice for maintaining a successful business as well as features on best practice and innovation are also included.

Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. The EU-spec SPP reversed its downwards trend since the start of 2025, inching up by 0.08p to stand at 204.2p/kg during the week ended January 25.

Jan 9, 2024 · While 2023 saw some stability return to the pig sector, where do we go from here remains clouded in uncertainty? ALISTAIR DRIVER explores the state of the pig herd, the market prospects and more as the pig sector looks continue on the road to recovery in 2024

Mar 15, 2024 · UK pig throughputs remain well below typical levels, amid suggestions from the trade that tight supplies, combined with rising EU prices could support the market over the coming weeks. February U

Dec 16, 2024 · November UK clean pig slaughterings were down 3.5% on November 2023 at 879,000 head, with pigmeat production 3.9% lower at 82,000 tonnes, 3.9%, Defra’s latest UK slaughter statistics. The weekl

Oct 14, 2024 · September sow and boar slaughterings were down 0.6% year on year at 18,000, but this remained above the July and August figures. UK pigmeat production in September, at 79,000 tonnes, was also 5.2% up year on year, according to the Defra figures.