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Oct 31, 2024 · GB pig prices for week ending October 26, 2024 – SPP falls for seventh consecutive week. Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. The EU-spec SPP dropped back for…. Looking for News news? Pig World provides news, comment and analysis, as well as prices and market information from both home and abroad.
What it costs to run a piggery - Pig World
4 hours ago · The price farmers pay for power varies but, today, a typical charge is 22p per kWh, with some users paying less, and others paying more, in Mr Miller’s experience. Barn ReportPro monitoring has shown that fans on a standard 2,000-pig unit consume 22-24kWh per pig place for ventilation, lighting, running feed lines and pressure-washing, for ...
Breeding News | Pig World Magazine
Sep 2, 2024 · Balanced breeding programmes can increase litter size, birth weights and piglet survival rates – report. October 23, 2023. A new peer-reviewed study has underlined the contribution of balanced farm animal breeding programmes in….
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April 9, 2024. The April 2024 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, features and comments: 1 2 3 … 8. Looking for Magazines news? Pig World provides news, comment and analysis, as well as prices and market information from both home and abroad.
Pig producers remain comfortably in profit, but falling ... - Pig World
Feb 2, 2024 · Feed costs remained consistent at 121p/kg, making up an estimated 62% of total costs Q4, compared with 69% in Q4 2022, when feed averaged 154p/kg and 73% in Q2 2022, when feed costs hit an eye-watering peak of 175p/kg.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Pig World is a monthly magazine for the UK’s pig industry. Affiliated to the National Pig Association (NPA), Pig World provides news, comment and analysis, as well as prices and market information from both home and abroad. Practical advice for maintaining a successful business as well as features on best practice and innovation are also ...
Commitment to sustainability by award-winning pig business
6 hours ago · As the winner of the brand-new Sustainable Farming award at last year’s National Pig Awards, Lincolnshire Pork Co was described as a true champion in this field. The inspiring vision and commitment of the Ward family is having a far-reaching positive impact across the business – on its pigs and employees, as well as the natural environment ...
2022 National Pig Awards - the winners announced! - Pig World
Nov 22, 2022 · Northern Ireland-based pig business JMW Farms has been named 2022 Pig Producer of the Year at the National Pig Awards. JMW also won the Indoor Pig Producer of the Year at the ceremony, which took place in London on Tuesday night, entertainingly hosted by Rugby World Cup winner Matt Dawson. The Outdoor Pig Producer of the Year was Norfolk-based ...
UK pig numbers 4% up in June, provisional Defra figures indicate
Oct 19, 2021 · The UK pig population was 4% up in the year to June 2021, standing at 5.28 million head, according to provisional figures published by Defra. These figures take account of trends recorded in the 2021 English and Scottish surveys, with figures for other UK regions rolled over from 2020. Final UK census results, taking account of all regional ...