date:Aug 26, 2014
e time, before even factoring in lower producer prices on the continent, a stronger pound has lowered the cost of importing pig meat from the continent, placing downward pressure on wholesale prices and hence the prices UK abattoirs are willing to pay for British pigs.
Highlighting the differential between current UK prices and those on the continent is EU Commission data for the week ending August 10. Whereas the EU average grade E pig price was 12 per cent lower year-on-year in euro terms, th