After several weeks of improving demand and dwindling numbers, prices have paused for breath in much the same way as people of a certain age have…
Month: July 2016
After a difficult start to 2016 for pig producers in Scotland, a sustained recovery in prices looks to be underway, says the chief executive of Scottish…
Leading Brexiteer, Andrea Leadsom, is the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, replacing Liz Truss who has become the new Justice Secretary.…
Further evidence that UK pig production is starting to decline is contained in the latest Defra figures, according to AHDB Pork, despite some statistical confusion due…
The need for action concerning veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed laws is included in the headline list of EU presidency priorities set out this week…
A simple but effective biosecurity challenge, run by Boehringer Ingelheim at this year’s Pig & Poultry Fair, defeated every one of the 147 people who took…
The conclusion of the EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement (CETA), which is scheduled for final approval in the first quarter of next year, looks set to have…
EU pigmeat consumption is expected to decrease by 1.6% in 2016 before stabilising in 2017, more or less in line with the trend over the last…
The Nuffield Farming Trust has issued a reminder to prospective scholars that this year’s deadline for applications is now a little over two weeks away. Pointing…
Strong Chinese import demand and stalling supplies will continue to support global pork prices throughout the third quarter of 2016, despite the current “wildcards” of Brexit…