UK clean pig slaughterings in December 2013 were below those recorded 2012, according to new figures from BPEX. The throughput during the final month of last…
Month: January 2014
The UK’s strong pork export performance continued in November, with volumes up 8% compared with a year before. BPEX’s Pig Market Weekly reports that shipments to…
Two years after the publication of the BPEX roadmap for the environmental sustainability of the English pig industry, it’s been revealed that the reduction in climate…
It’s been revealed that Cranswick and Tulip both acquired assets from the administrators of the collapsed pig rearer Dent Ltd during the third week of December…
Cranswick plc has notified BPEX that it will no longer be participating in the voluntary Deadweight Average Pig Price (DAPP) sample at either of its pig…
Uneven litters at birth – some nice big piglets, but rather too many small ones – is a problem that’s been with us for years, writes…
It seems we still have the mischievous few who are hell bent on crippling our livestock industry in the name of animal welfare. As is so…
The third week in January is often a difficult time for sellers, with a combination of purse-tightening by consumers as well as much cheaper imports hitting…
I can’t quite believe that by the time you read this a new year will be upon us. I hope you enjoyed the festive period and…
Feed additives that, under commercial conditions, are proven to save money are something of a holy grail. If you look at the range of materials we…