The UK has seen a 13% increase in pig meat imports in the first nine months of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, but an 8% decrease compared to 2019 due to Brexit and Covid-19 impacts. The country has been importing larger quantities of boneless pig meat recently, likely due to domestic staff shortages. Despite the cost of living crisis, food service volumes have increased by 23%. Breakfast meals have seen the biggest growth in pork volumes, with an additional 14.8m kg of pork sold. This supports the growth seen in imports, as bacon and sausage categories have seen the largest year-on-year growth. However, the English pig breeding herd has fallen by 18% year on year, and production costs are high, suggesting a slow recovery in pig numbers and a continued increase in imported pork volumes.