date:Aug 26, 2014
d a quarter of domestic production is exported each year, external factors can have a significant influence on the UK market.
The latest UK trade figures for June showed that pig meat imports increased by 1,000t (2 per cent) year-on-year to 50,400t while exports jumped by 2,400t (16.5 per cent) to 16,750t, said Mr Macdonald. As a result, net imports were lower than in June 2013, though this was not sufficient to offset the increase in domestic production, leaving overall market supplies well ab