The incidence of PRRS in Scotland has fallen by one-third since 2013, comprehensive blood sampling has shown. Allan Ward, from QMS, completed the blood sampling from…
Month: May 2020
Disinfecting trucks to protect against African swine fever (ASF), using slaughter data to improve pig health and an initiative to promote pork to consumers were among…
Pig producers have been urged to keep on top of their weights and to plan for possible disruption, after the pork supply chain was hit by…
Another challenging week draws to a close, but despite the hurdles posed by COVID-19 the whole UK pig meat supply chain has managed to emerge at…
In April, UK clean pig slaughter totalled 910,300 head, 2% more than in April 2019, according to the latest data released by Defra. The uplift, according…
The US and Canada have seen a strong start to pork exports for the year in both volumes and prices, according to the latest numbers reported…
While the UK pig price continues to hold strong, prices across Europe are plummeting. In the latest week, ended May 3, the EU average reference price…
Farming Minister Victoria Prentis claimed introducing legislation to safeguard import standards in future trade deals would ‘significantly disrupt’ food supplies, as MPs rejected a key amendment…
The NPA is seeking views from members about African swine fever (ASF) insurance, amid concerns the opportunity could be lost due to a lack of take…
The ramifications of COVID-19 are being felt across all markets. AHDB has produced some statistical analysis which takes a look at how the pandemic has affected input markets.…