Low supply of slaughter pigs in Great Britain, UK

Production fell by 17%. According to the British Agriculture and Horticulture Promotion Agency (AHDB), meat producers slaughtered only 762,000 in February. slaughter pigs; it is 17 percent. less than the same month last year and the lowest monthly number since May 2014. Pork production fell by as much as 21 percent. year-on-year to 70,200 tonnes as the animals were delivered to the slaughterhouse at a much lower weight. The sow population has decreased significantly in 2022 However, this situation is not a surprise. In 2022, pig farmers in the UK have significantly reduced their livestock as high production costs have led to noticeable economic losses. In June 2022, the number of sows at the level of 343 thousand. pieces was 13.6 percent. lower than in 2021. More recent results of the December 2022 livestock census are not yet available. However, AHDB analysts estimate that the sow herd has not increased since the summer and was about 10 percent. lower in December than twelve ...