After slaughtering and processing, pig meat is consumed in the form of ham, sausages, bacon, and many other meat products. To supply the nation with pork products, about 4.68 million
in the United Kingdom. In 2023, the
in the UK reached a new high of over 1.83 billion British pounds, an increase of over 40 percent when compared to a decade earlier.
Pork production
The
UK slaughtered over ten million clean pigs in 2023. Only a small amount of total pork demand in the United Kingdom is covered by the
slaughter of organic pigs. A total of 22,900 slaughtered animals qualified for the UK's organic label in the same year. National pork production is supplemented by
imports of about 281,000 metric tons of pork annually. Comparatively, the
UK exported around 130,000 metric tons of pork in 2023, a figure which has decreased in the past few years.
Pork retail and prices
The thousands of tons of pig meat that are produced are offered to the consumer in a variety of
fresh and frozen pork products. In the past year, customers have been purchasing an increased amount of ready to cook and sous vide pork products. In comparison, gammon and pork chops were most drastically falling out of favor with British shoppers in the same time period. Pork products vary widely in cost. As of September 2024,
sliced cooked meats were the most expensive product on offer; one kilogram would cost shoppers an average price of 11.42 British pounds per kilo. Minced pork, on the hand, cost just 5.31 British pounds per kilogram, potentially making it a more attractive option during the period of
high food price inflation.
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