A quieter day for buyers and sellers following reports of lower EU mainland prices and a weaker euro, although the DAPP put on quite a spurt…
Year: 2013
Pig producers in Thailand are fighting attempts by the United States to export pork to the country. The Thai Swine Raisers Association, which represents 250,000 pig…
Veterinary researchers at Iowa State University have developed a new test to detect antibodies against Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus (PEDV), a costly disease in pigs confirmed…
With the average farmgate pig price in August falling slightly to 167.9p/kg and retail prices increasing during the month, the producer share of the retail price…
The physical performance of Britain’s best pig breeders reached new levels in the year to June 2013, according to data provided to BPEX by Agrosoft. The…
A project that aims to end tail docking of pigs by reducing the risk of tail biting has been launched by a group of seven European…
All fresh outdoor-bred pork sold by Marks & Spencer is now LEAF Marque certified, demonstrating that it has been produced sustainably.The fresh pork sold through the…
Copa-Cogeca, the EU umbrella organisation representing farmers unions and farm co-operatives is calling on MEPs to reject plans to impose 5.5% limit on use of biofuels…
The Red Tractor assurance scheme is failing to make an impact because of a lack of advertising, according to Ed Garner of food retailing data company…
Increasing demand for home-produced pork could provide an opportunity to increase the British pig herd back to the levels of two to three decades ago, the…