AHDB is hosting a meeting for landlords and outdoor pig keepers in Norfolk to hear how producers and landlords can work together in using pigs as part of…
Month: June 2019
The SPP continues its upward track albeit at walking speed than running, putting on 1.11p this week to stand at 148.95p, which is its highest point…
Two industry stalwarts who have made huge contributions to the organisation over the past two decades have been awarded NPA Lifetime Fellowships. Former chairman Richard Longthorp…
UK exports of pig meat (excusing offal) increased 14% (+2,700 tonnes) year-on-year in April 2019. Increased shipments have primarily gone to China and the Netherlands. China…
Laos has reported its first cases of African swine fever (ASF), becoming the latest Asian country to be affected. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)…
A new case of Swine Dysentery has been confirmed in Nottinghamshire today, continuing the recent spate of cases seen across the country. The case was identified…
The Pirbright Institute has announced that its scientists have identified African swine fever virus (ASFV) proteins that can trigger an immune response in pigs. The team…
China is fast-tracking the approval of British pork plants for export, with the expectation that pork from a number of additional plants will be heading to…
Production in March dropped 4.3%, according to the latest figures from Eurostat. As a result, production for the first quarter of this year was down by…
UK pig meat production grew 3.7% in May to total 80,100 tonnes. Production has been driven by an increase in clean pig slaughter and heavier carcase…