Pig meat production increases in May
UK pig meat production grew 3.7% in May to total 80,100 tonnes. Production has been driven by an increase in…
NOAH chair Jamie Brannan re-elected
Jamie Brannan has been re-elected as chair of the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) for 2019/20, following this year’s…
Blood in the Water
The yawning gap remains between EU mainland and UK prices, although the SPP went up by 1.38p and now stands…
Let’s end the jiggery-pokery in the pig market scrum
Dennis Bridgeford is based near Easter Ross in Scotland’s Highland Region and operates an indoor herd of 550 sows rearing…
Events that shaped the National Pig Association
Stewart Houston, former NPA chairman and chief executive, and a hugely significant figure in the NPA’s 20-year history, recalls some…
“It amazes me that people are still building pig housing without insulation”
Commercial pig production is all about efficiencies – and building design plays a key role in bringing together incremental gains,…
Pig meat production increases in May
UK pig meat production grew 3.7% in May to total 80,100 tonnes. Production has been driven by an increase in…
NOAH chair Jamie Brannan re-elected
Jamie Brannan has been re-elected as chair of the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) for 2019/20, following this year’s…
GB pig prices for week ending June 8, 2019 – SPP continues upwards
AHDB Pork’s weekly pig prices, slaughter data and commentary for Great Britain. The EU-spec SPP maintained momentum in the week…
Straw prices for the week ending June 16, 2019
Merchants’ ex-farm buying-in straw prices (£/t) supplied by the British Hay & Straw Merchants Association. Trade comment: Static prices; Good…
