6 days ago · Ladies in Pigs chairwoman Debbie Wilson provides an update ahead of a busy spring and summer promoting British pork. How is it already 34 years since LIPs (Ladies in Pigs) started their journey? As we have just finished the first term of …

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5 days ago · Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. The pig price has inched up again, with EU-spec SPP gaining a further 0.2p during the week ended April 5 to stand at 204.56p/kg, following the previous week’s identical increase.

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

Jan 3, 2025 · AHDB forecasts UK pigmeat production will end the year up 2.7% at around 951,000t, with the clean pig kill up by 1.5% to 10.2 million head. It predicts slower growth of just 0.9% in 2025, driven by a 0.8% increase in clean pig slaughter.

Mar 6, 2025 · Looking for Magazines news? Pig World provides news, comment and analysis, as well as prices and market information from both home and abroad

Mar 31, 2025 · An outbreak would result in the culling of thousands of pigs, leading to significant animal welfare concerns, a nationwide movement standstill, the suspension of pigmeat exports, worth £663 million in 2022, and a domestic pork supply shortage, pushing up prices and further harming UK food security.

Mar 3, 2025 · The United Pig Cooperative (UPC), a ground-breaking merger between three marketing groups – Scottish Pig Producers, Scotlean Pigs and Thames Valley Cambac – formally launched on Sunday.

Dec 10, 2024 · It was, for a long time, the UK’s biggest pig producer, with more than 60,000 sows, a position now held by its main rival, Cranswick. Today, BQP still has 55,000 sows on 58 predominantly outdoor breeding sites, with more than 300,000 growing pigs …

Apr 30, 2024 · 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.