UK: Lowest pig inventory in a decade drives increased pork imports

Legislation being introduced will make regulations more effective and maintain the UK as an attractive place to market veterinary medicines.

Breeding herd shows no sign of growth.

Clean pig kill in 2023 fell 10% year on year to the lowest annual clean pig kill in a decade.

Mexico has granted market access to British pork offal, which could generate an estimated £18 million over the next five years.

Applications are now open for the second round of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant, with double the funding on offer compared with the first round.

United Kingdom pig producers can now become accredited to export to California under the US state's new Proposition 12 regulations.

Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals fell by 9% last year and have reduced by 59% since 2014.

Reduced production, higher pig prices, and lower consumer demand has led to a challenging trading marketplace for pig meat in the UK.

The Border Target Operating Model sets out new controls to better protect the UK against security and biosecurity threats and create a world-class border system for trade in goods.

The UK pig industry has surpassed the reduction target in total antibiotic use set by the RUMA Targets Task Force.

Animal welfare to be enhanced with launch of the Animal Sentience Committee and consultation on penalty notices.

While margins were still negative, improving pig prices and feed costs moved the sector much closer to profitability.