Recent figures from AHDB showed pig producers in Great Britain lost, on average, an unsustainable £52/pig in the second quarter of this year, following losses of £59/pig in the first quarter. After seven successive quarters of negative margins, producers have lost, collectively, £600 million since the autumn of 2020, AHDB estimates.
Defra’s June Agricultural census showed a massive 17% reduction in the English pig breeding herd, which industry data suggests is mirrored on a UK-wide basis and is already being reflected in the number of young pigs coming into the supply chain.
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