Pork at a glance

March 2023

This webpage provides a snapshot of key information relating to the pork market.

A summary of the pork market in 2022 

• The 2022 average annual deadweight GB SPP rose 19.69% on the previous year to reach 177.52p/kg      

• The 2022 average annual GB deadweight APP rose 19.45% in 2022 on 2021 to reach 182.84p/kg              

• The average EU deadweight grade E pig price for 2022 was up 27.9% compared to the previous year to reach 157.24p/kg. The global export prices, based upon the EU, Brazil, Canada and the USA, were up 9.6% to reach 225.41p/kg

• GB retail sales of primary and processed pork in 2022 stood at £0.76bn and £3.71bn, respectively

• UK total pig slaughterings fell from 11.3 million in 2021 to 11.2 million in 2022                                                               

• UK self-sufficiency for pork in 2022 fell back to 62.5% from 64.5% in 2021                                                       

• UK pig meat and related offal exports in 2022 stood at 227 Kt and 146 Kt, respectively

• The EU still forms the dominant export market for UK pig meat, with 56% of shipments being sent there in 2022. Offal exports are dominated by non-EU markets accounting for 72% of shipments

 Pork market in 2022: the infographics

This dataset was produced by our Data and Analysis team. To find out more about the team, please visit the Data and Analysis team page.

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