date:Aug 26, 2014
May and July 2014 compared with 78kg 12 months before.
According to Mr Macdonald, the combination of higher throughput and heavier weights pushed prime pig meat production up by 5 per cent year-on-year in May, 6 per cent in June and 2 per cent in July. Despite lower sow slaughterings, overall pig meat production was up by 3,400t (5.5 per cent) year-on-year at 64,500t in June, and then 2 per cent higher in July.
However, since the UK is around 60 per cent self-sufficient in pig meat, and aroun