UK primary pork sales are continuing to decline, year-on-year, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel, covering the 12 weeks ending January 29. On the…
Month: February 2017
Northern Ireland’s vets have called on the country’s national assembly candidates to maintain an all-island approach to tackling animal diseases post-Brexit. With campaigning for next week’s…
The agricultural and food industry alliance (RUMA) has welcomed the updated overview of the EU’s antibiotic resistance challenge, as detailed in a new report from the…
Antimicrobial resistance (ARM) remains high in the EU according to a new report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for…
PIC, one of the world’s leading pig breeding companies, is set to acquire the genetic rights of Dublin-based Hermitage in a move that will see the two companies…
The stance on global trade taken be new US President, Donald Trump, could damage the country’s future pigmeat exports, resulting in knock-on impacts on other exporters,…
Irish pig prices have moved up again in the past week with reports of some smaller processors and Northern Ireland buyers offering €1.70/kg (£1.44/kg) and above…
The Red Tractor logo has a significant post-Brexit role to play for UK farmers, especially in relation to any new international trade agreements which are negotiated,…
The share of pork retail prices returned to producers in January remained “healthy” according to AHDB Pork, settling at 40% for the month. “This represented a…
Organic foods in Britain are experiencing their strongest growth in customer demand for over a decade with sales of fresh meat up 13% in the last…