The newly agreed free-trade agreement between the EU and Canada looks set to make a relatively low-key change to current pork import levels, according to AHDB…
Month: October 2016
In the first half of 2016, Russian pig farmers produced 1.5 million tonnes of pork in slaughter weight – 12 per cent more than the same…
Full-marks and many congratulations to anyone who won, became a finalist or even entered one of the recent awards ceremonies, including the National Pig Awards. You…
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) will be representing British interests this week during an EU trade mission to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Indonesia, led…
Seventeen pork and poultry producers from Brazil are set to share increased global sales over the next 12 months worth close to £300 million following business…
Chinese imports of fresh/frozen pork rose by 160% during the third quarter of this year, compared to 2015, according to AHDB Pork. This took the country’s…
Europe’s pig farmers have been told to expect a “substantial increase” in the funding envelope which is provided to finance the EU’s African Swine Fever (ASF)…
The European Commission (EC) has declared its “renewed commitment” in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with the announcement that it will publish a new action plan next…
The NPA has described the Daily Mail’s “sensationalist claims” regarding alleged links between poor practice on pig farms and the potential spread of the LA-MRSA bug to…
Making sure that the UK’s post-Brexit trading routes remain open for meat exports and animal feed imports is going to be a “huge challenge” for everyone…