Copa-Cogeca, the organisation that represents farming unions and co-ops across Europe, has released new cereal harvest estimates for the 2014/15 marketing year in the EU’s 28…
Month: June 2014
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has reassured parliamentarians that veterinary surgeons are committed to playing their part in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). BVA past…
More than 1,000 lots will be offered when Peter Crichton disperses the outdoor pig equipment from Teffont Magna Pigs at Ox Drove, Bowerchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire (SP5…
Rather like the performance of the England World Cup team, demand was slightly underwhelming today, reflected by easier spot quotes with most contract prices with a…
Consumer spending on pork was down 4% year-on-year during March to May, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel data. The fall in sales was driven by…
New figures from HMRC show a 6% year-on-year increase in UK pork imports in April to 29,200 tonnes. Supplies were up from the majority of key…
We could be feeding insects and algae to pigs by 2020, according to Mick Hazzledine of Premier Nutrition who’ll present some alternative feed ingredients – also…
BPEX is to investigate whether it will be allowed to set up a fighting fund to combat PEDv, according to a report in the National Pig…
A series of recommendations has been produced to strengthen the country’s readiness to tackle new and emerging diseases. The risk to the pig industry from exotic…
Despite significant industry restructuring, Quality Meat Scotland’s 2014 Scottish Red Meat Industry Profile reports that output from the pig sector North of the Border contracted by…