Meetings will highlight the pork safety landscape
BPEX is urging all pig producers, stockmen and vets to attend a series of regional…
Monthly Archives: November, 2013
Peter Crichton’s commentary for November 29, 2013
As expected the long-running pig price rally has finally come to an end, with buyers…
Personnel changes announced at Agrosoft
Agrosoft Ltd has announced the appointment of Jonathan Ferguson to its UK-based customer-support team. Mr…
Check your cold-weather semen storage
As the weather turns colder, pig farmers have ben reminded to review their storage of…
Census reveals drop in Welsh pig numbers
The Welsh pig breeding herd amounted to 4,382 sows in the middle of this year,…
GB production costs increased in November
According to provisional figures published by BPEX, the cost of pig production increased slightly in…
October sets carcase weight record
Clean pig carcases slaughtered in UK abattoirs averaged more than 80kg for the first time…
BPEX sells Stotfold Pig Development Unit site
BPEX has announced that the sale of its former pig development unit at Stotfold, Bedfordshire,…
Cranswick unveils improved half-year profits
Cranswick PLC has reported a 16% increase in its pre-tax profit of £26.1 million for…
Peter Crichton’s commentary for November 22, 2013
Another very positive day for sellers, although the message is to keep pigs moving and…