The strength of the pound over the euro has effectively made pig meat imports into the UK 5p a kg cheaper since the beginning of 2014…
Month: August 2014
Although the DAPP lost 0.29p and now stands at 158.06p, as a rule, most spot prices have stayed at stand-on levels. Hopefully we may be nearing…
Pig industry leaders in New Zealand are at the forefront of a new biosecurity partnership with their country’s government which gives them equal say in the…
Fresh concerns over the potential disruption to traditional pork and bacon export routes due to the Russian ban on EU imports have been voiced by pig…
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has given an upbeat assessment of this week’s meat inspectors’ strike which UNISON, the union behind the two-day action, said was…
Three biosecurity seminars focusing on African Swine Fever (ASF) and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PEDv) are to be run in York, Somerset and Norfolk by BPEX in…
China looks set to offer pork exporters good opportunities in the coming months according to BPEX. This assessment is based on a continued strong consumer demand…
The need to find new market outlets for EU farm produce in China and the Middle East is included in a list of demands being advanced…
Pork production will be first in line for attention when a new animal welfare alliance gets under way in Germany next year. According to a report…
Researchers meeting in Edinburgh to discuss disease links between wildlife, humans and farm animals have been told that farmers hold “balanced” views on the importance of…