Production of pig meat in January 2023 was the lowest since January 2021, down 500 tonnes from December 2022 and 7% lower than the same period last year. The decrease is due to reduced slaughterings, with the lowest monthly number of clean pigs slaughtered since January 2021. Despite an increase in average carcase weights, year on year, they have fallen as the backlog of pigs from early 2022 has cleared.