UK's pork production jump 15%
Pig meat production in the UK has increased by 15% last month to reach 97,900 tonnes, according to official data. A combination of factors contributed to the growth. Clean pig slaughter was up by 12% at 1.06 million head. This indicates that the industry has been working through the backlog that developed towards the end of last year.
"This is a little earlier than we had anticipated in the forecast and means the growth in slaughter levels we forecast for Q2 is now likely to be lower than our forecast. Breeding herd productivity also appears to have been lower than expected at the end of 2020, which may again dampen supply growth in the coming weeks," commented Bethan Wilkins, Senior Analyst - Red Meat, AHDB.
The slaughter pace was highest in England and Wales, where 14% more pigs were killed compared to March 2020. Growth in Scotland stood at 7% while Northern Ireland recorded a 5% increase.
Meantime, governments in Scotland and Northern Ireland have decided to introduce support packages to ease covid-19 related losses that are putting pressure on pig producers. This problem is occurring across the whole of the UK but, so far, only the Scots and Northern Irish Governments have stepped up with support measures. Pig producers in England are still pressing officials to adopt similar measures.
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