Double-digit drop in
both production and slaughtering figures compared to May 2019.
Statistical data
released in the UK show a double-digit drop in both pork production
and pig slaughtering figures for the month of May. UK pork production
was 71,100 tonnes, 11% lower than a year ago. 801,000 clean pigs were
slaughtered, 12% lower than a year ago. Clean carcase weights
averaged 86.1kg, 1.84kg heavier than a year ago, although slightly
lighter than those recorded in recent months. This brings production
in the year so far to 401,300 tonnes, 2% more than during the same
period last year. Production over the period from March to May was
238,000 tonnes, 2,700 tonnes more than the same period in 2019. “The
pork sector has weathered the conditions brought by coronavirus
remarkably well and has broadly managed to maintain production,
although sow prices have suffered,” considers Duncan Wyatt, lead
analyst – red meat for AHDB.
https://www.euromeatnews.com/Article-The-UK-lowers-pig-production-in-May/3905
