Growth in 2022 annual UK pig meat production driven by weights

Published 2023년 1월 17일

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UK pig meat production in December 2022 was 13% lower than November due to holiday disruptions, but slightly above the 5-year average. The total annual production in 2022 was 1.05 million tonnes, a 1.2% increase from 2021. Clean pig slaughter in December was also 11% lower than November, bringing the total for the year to 11.2 million head, a marginal decrease from 2021. Sow and boar kill in December was at its lowest monthly number since October 2021, but was higher than the previous year. Carcase weights continued to decrease in December but remained above the 5-year average.

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UK pig meat production totalled 80,100 tonnes in December 2022, according to the latest Defra data. This is a drop of 13% (11,8000 tonnes) compared to November as the festive holidays disrupted usual kill patterns. Although this volume is significantly below those seen a year ago (-11%, 9,800 tonnes) it is marginally above (+0.6%, 400 tonnes) the 5-year average for the month of December. This brings the annual pig meat production volume for 2022 to 1.05million tonnes, an increase of 1.2% (12,600 tonnes) compared to 2021. Clean pig slaughter stood at 884,700 head in December according to Defra, down 11% (110,600 head) from November, again due to disrupted kill over Christmas. This brings the total number of clean pigs slaughtered in 2022 to 11.2 million head, a marginal decrease (-0.6%, 62,000 head) from 2021. It is likely that this year-on-year decline in slaughter numbers is due to the additional bank holidays received in 2022 creating fewer working days. Defra’s figures show sow ...

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