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Increase in slaughterings and supplies sees pig prices ease

The run of increasing pig prices has come to an end against a background of more supply and lower global prices.

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Increase in slaughterings and supplies sees pig prices ease

The run of increasing pig prices has come to an end against a background of more supply and lower global prices. In the week to August 8 the average EU-spec SPP price was 163.84p/kg, which was nearly...

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