Another positive week for sellers with the SPP putting on 0.86p to stand at 151.04p and weekly contribution prices also rising by up to 3p/kg, with…
Month: March 2017
Ginsters is to launch a new barbecue pulled pork roll to its range on 5 April. The Samwoth Brothers’ brand said it was launching two new products…
Sausages manufactured by Welsh butchery firm Douglas Willis are among the meat products being recalled as a precaution because of a warning they may contain small…
The UK pig herd grew by 3% in 2016, including a 2% increase in the female breeding herd, according to the latest Defra survey figures. The December…
Farming representative have called for a European ban on all Brazilian meat, following revelations several major processors exported spoiled meat. The Ulster Farmers’ Union said the…
Exports of fresh and frozen pork from Europe started 2017 strongly, following a good performance in 2016. Volumes exported from the EU-28 in January were up…
Discount supermarket Lidl has signed a pledge confirming its commitment to British food and farming. The supermarket, which has more than 630 stores across Britain, has…
NPA chief executive Zoe Davies has updated the board of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) on the progress the pig sector is making in reducing antibiotic…
The NFU has highlighted the importance of securing trade deals which uphold the high standards of British food production amid allegations that Brazil’s biggest meat processors…
The share of pork retail prices received by producers topped 40% in February, a three-year high, on the back of relatively stable producer prices and declining…