Livestock
UK pigmeat output up 3.8% in August as sow slaughterings jump 21% amid the market glut
Defra's monthly estimates put clean pig slaughterings at 844,000 head (+2.2%) and production at 79,000 tonnes, with carcase weights near 90 kg; over eight months the kill is up 2.9% to 7 million head and production 4.9% to 670,000 tonnes, while sow and boar slaughterings of 18,000 in August show pro