UK pig production is expected to increase by 1% in 2019 to 935,000 tonnes, but rising export demand should support higher prices, according to AHDB’s latest…
Month: May 2019
Online retail giant Amazon has promised to change a high profile advert showing a boy feeding a pig with what looked like kitchen waste, after complaint…
The SPP has finally woken up with recent significant rises in global pigmeat values finally filtering through to the UK with the SPP rising by 1.17p…
Germany-based meat processor Tönnies has purchased UK business C&K Meats, its second deal here in five months. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, follows Tönnies December 2018…
EU pig slaughter for January fell a little compared to January 2018, according to data from Eurostat. This followed a 4.5% decline in December, although total…
Representatives from 15 countries have gathered in Ottawa to try and come up with a global plan to contain the deadly hog virus that has killed millions…
Spanish pork board Interporc has unveiled a new certified animal welfare seal, IAWS, to endorse good practices within the industry The seal is expected to highlight…