UK supermarket linked to UK Hepatitis E cases
A single UK retailer has been linked Hepatitis E infection in the UK, which recent figures show is now falling.…
Only five days to nominate 2017 David Black Award winner
The deadline for nominations for the 2017 David Black Award, considered to be the pig industry’s highest honour, is fast-approaching.…
Off The Boil
Some of the steam has come out of the pig market in the past few weeks with extra pigs around…
Sweet & Sour
Something of a mixed dish as far as buyers and sellers are concerned, with the SPP falling by 0.21p for…
The large farm debate – why big isn’t bad for the UK pig industry
The headline said it all: “Rise of mega farms: how the US model of intensive farming is invading the world”.…
Beware the long-term threat posed by PWD
At its worst, post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) can hit up to half the young pigs on a unit, with mortality in…
UK supermarket linked to UK Hepatitis E cases
A single UK retailer has been linked Hepatitis E infection in the UK, which recent figures show is now falling.…
Only five days to nominate 2017 David Black Award winner
The deadline for nominations for the 2017 David Black Award, considered to be the pig industry’s highest honour, is fast-approaching.…
Pig price stable in week ending August 5, 2017
AHDB Pork’s weekly pig prices, slaughter data and commentary for Great Britain The EU-spec SPP remained relatively unchanged during the…
Straw prices for the week ending August 20, 2017
Merchant’s ex-farm buying-in straw prices (£/t) supplied by the British Hay & Straw Merchants Association. Market commentary: Weather affecting availability. Area…
