A vaccine against African swine fever, that appears to be far more effective than previously developed vaccines, has been developed by US Government and academic investigators.…
Month: January 2020
Following a 1% decline recorded across the preceding nine months, EU pig slaughter fell again in October. Throughput totalled 22.8 million head, over 2% lower than…
Very much a case of “as you were” as far as pig prices are concerned with the SPP virtually unchanged at 162.31p and the influential German…
The increase in EU pork exports, seen throughout 2019, has continued. November shipments were up 54% on the year at 315,000 tonnes. This reflects escalating Chinese import…
Total GB pig meat sales fell by 4.5% in volume, compared to the year before, in the 12 weeks to December 29, which includes the key…
A committee looking at how at the UK could meet its 2050 net zero climate change target has recommended a cut in consumption of beef, lamb…
African swine fever (ASF) has been found in wild boar in Poland just 12km from the German border, the German Ministry of Agriculture revealed on Wednesday.…
The latest outlook from the USDA forecasts that global pork production in 2020 is expected to fall by 9% on the year, to 96.4 million tonnes.…
While farmers like the idea of controlling piggeries and crop stores remotely, using an app on a smartphone or tablet, they are not yet ready to…
Germany and Poland have agreed new measures to contain African swine fever (ASF) and prevent its spread into Germany, including ‘drastic’ wild boar controls and additional…