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UK pig producers ask Defra for price top-ups, exit aid and storage as losses hit £50 a pig

The National Pig Association's package, requested by minister Stephen Morgan in July, seeks a Scottish-style price top-up for producers forced onto the spot market, exit aid for those closing units, private storage aid and slaughter incentives for up to 12,000 uncontracted pigs a week from October,

Pig World18 September 20262 min read

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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

Pig World17 September 20262 min read