ThePigSite Latest News
Price erosion: Farmers getting £5 less than last year
British pig producers are getting less for their pigs now than a year ago with price erosion amounting to just over £5 per pig, according to the latest edition of MLC's Pig Market Trends.Since the first confirmed outbreak of FMD in early August, the Deadweight Average Pig Price (DAPP) has been steadily eroded as abattoirs cope with a backlog of animals resulting from the initial interruption in movement direct to slaughter.
The DAPP recorded five consecutive weekly falls during August, from 109.99p per kg in the week ended 4 August, to 108.52 per kg in the week ended 8 September, and the year-on-year premium over the 2006 price has now been completely eroded.
This month's edition of Pig Market Trends also includes a special report evaluating the basis for successful pig production, a look at the most recent retail prices and a review of current pork consumption trends in the UK.
Pig Market Trends is a monthly publication produced by MLC Economics' team of analysts, focusing on developments in the pig industry both at home and abroad.
This publication is part of a wide portfolio of publications and services produced for the red meat industry by MLC Economics' team of analysts. Annual subscriptions start at £50.
- For further details see www.mlceconomics.org.uk.
- To subscribe, contact Jayne Dines on Tel. 01908 844396.
ThePigSite News Desk
Latest Pig Industry News
Time Required to Improve Live Hog Prices
PCVDs and the Diagnosis and Control of Epizootics
Intelligent Farrowing Pen on the Way
Market Preview: Tracking the Corn Crop- Weekly Review: Optimism in Futures Market
REVIEW: The Pig Journal, Volume 61 (2008)- Alliance: Cobb-Vantress and Hendrix Genetics
- Weekly Roberts Report
Rosselkhoznadzor Bans Meat Imports from Two Brazilian States- Blue-Green Algae Fatal to Livestock
