date:Feb 26, 2014
Finished pig prices remain five to six per cent up year-on-year, despite the typical new year dip in prices post the festive season, according to the latest analysis from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).
Pig prices have fallen from 169p/kg deadweight at the start of the year to 164.5p/kg in the second week of February. However, according to Iain Macdonald, QMS Economics Analyst, this year it is likely there have been more than seasonal demand factors at play.
With UK pigmeat production amounting t