The responsible sourcing of raw materials and alternative proteins has “stepped up a gear” over the past couple of years and is now likely to start…
Month: March 2016
Figures calculated by AHDB Pork.
Although the SSP has continued on its depressing downward journey and this week lost a further 0.30p to stand at 112.07p, signs are emerging of a…
Russia is continuing to take a hard line over its ban on pigmeat imports from the EU, based on health allegations linked to African Swine Fever…
Finalising agreement on access for British pig trotters to the Chinese market is being treated as a “high priority” issue by Defra, according to the National…
Tesco’s rebranding of some of its food lines with the names of fictitious farms has been criticised by the National Farmers Union (NFU) as having the…
Scotland’s pig producers have been asked to follow through on their 100% commitment to animal health and welfare by returning a signed copy of the industry’s…
Organised criminals have so far failed to make “substantial in-roads” into the UK’s food supply chains, according to the first assessment report published today by the…
Germany and Spain are now the EU’s pork export leaders, taking over from Denmark in 2015 as the top supplier of pigmeat into third country markets,…
Irish pig sector leaders have asked the country’s farm minister, Simon Coveney, to distribute the €1 million (£790,000) of EU aid, which he is already holding…