Pig prices up again, lighter carcase weights

The GB EU-Spec deadweight SPP rose by 2.49p in the week ending 2 July, bringing it to 188.88p/kg.

Estimated slaughter in the week ending 2 July was 172,500 head, nearly 4,000 more than last week, and 13,000 more than the same week last year. This brings annual clean pig slaughter to an estimated 4.81 million head, 1.7% more than at the same point last year.

Carcase weights in the week averaged 89.01kg, 330g lighter than last week and a weight not seen since September.

The EU-Spec APP was 192.74p/kg in the week ending 25 June, a weekly rise of 1.11p.

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