Another difficult day as far as the UK pig industry is concerned with prices still in retreat on this side of the Channel although the influential…
Month: January 2019
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has warned that there is growing concern that African swine fever (ASF) will spread across the Belgian border into…
Animal nutrition specialist and premix manufacturer, Premier Nutrition, has appointed Kenny Shand to head of supply chain to enhance its ‘food industry thinking’ strategy across the…
AHDB has recently published a report, which focused on the opportunities changing diets and improving wealth present for exporters to China. China has already emerged in…
The work of the pig sector in recording and reducing antibiotic use has been praised in a new cross-departmental Government antimicrobial resistance (AMR) action plan. A new…
Pig producers are being urged to put up signs warning the public not to feed their pigs due to risk of spreading diseases, such as African…
Susan Stewart has been appointed AHDB’s senior export manager for livestock in the Asia Pacific team to support processors and exporters to maximise opportunities with international…
UK pig meat production totalled 71,900 tonnes in December, which is a slight increase (+1%) compared to a year earlier. This brings production for 2018 to…
During November 2018, UK exports of fresh/frozen pork continued to record year-on-year growth (+5% or 900 tonnes), reaching 19,500 tonnes. Exports to China have continued the…
The NFU has today stressed why a no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for British food and farming and outlined the importance of recognising the strategic importance…