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Europe gives some hope for better pig prices

Pressure remains on pig prices, but there is some hope that tightening European supply could support the British market

Cedric Porter
Business Reporter
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Europe gives some hope for better pig prices

The latest AHDB EU Specification GB Standard Pig Price was 184.50 pence a kilogram deadweight. That was 10.7% less than the price the year before and the lowest since the middle of 2022. February UK pig...

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