date:Mar 04, 2014
Pork sales were up by around three per cent in the last quarter, according to a new report from BPEX.
Pork sales rose in both volume and value terms over the last quarter, ending with Christmas, with volumes up 2.8 per cent and value by 3.2 per cent.
In comparison to the small increase in average pork prices (+0.4 per cent), the average prices for fresh beef and lamb were up by 9.6 per cent and 6.1 per cent, respectively, according to the latest BPEX Quarterly Report.
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