Unleash the Hogs: Brexit Stockpile Means Cheap Sausages for U.K.

U.K. consumers are still waiting for a real “Brexit dividend,” but they might get some relief through sausage prices.

British meat processors built up inventories ahead of the original March 29 exit deadline -- now delayed until October -- to stave off concerns about potential supply disruptions. The stockpile means British pig prices have remained under pressure, while those in other parts of the world have risen recently amid an outbreak of a deadly hog virus in China.