Defra has approved £3 million of funding for an ambitious industry-wide project to tackle PRRS, set to get underway in 2020. A joint industry-Defra working group…
Month: October 2019
The approval of more UK plants to export pork to China could not have come at a better time. But how long will the Chinese export…
African swine fever will spread further across Asia, where it has devastated herds, and no country is immune from being hit by the deadly animal virus,…
US exports of pork have remained fairly stable so far this year, at around 25,000 tonnes per week. However, in early October, USDA data shows weekly exports…
For the first time, the prevailing advice on the risk of contracting cancer from consuming products like bacon and sausages has been challenged. Alistair Driver reports…
Angela Christison, as sector strategy director, supports the AHDB Pork Sector Board to deliver strategic plans to benefit producers and processors alike In May 2018, I…
NPA senior policy adviser Ed Barker sets out the NPA’s core thoughts on the National Food Strategy. In June, Defra’s Secretary of State, then Michael Gove,…
Defra’s most recent outbreak assessment reported that African swine fever (ASF) has continued to be prevalent across Europe in 2019. The domestic pig herd has continued…
EU pig prices were something of a mixed bag, In the four weeks ended October 20, although on average continued to rise. While still behind, the…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the findings from the 2018 UK Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance and Sales Surveillance Report (VARSS), which showed a 9% reduction…