The EU-spec DAPP increased marginally to 167.95p/kg for the week ended August 31, according the latest BPEX Pig Market Weekly.Normally, finished pig prices would ease during this…
Year: 2013
The Pig Idea, the organisation that’s campaigning for a change in the law to allow food waste to be used for animal feed, has backed warnings…
With feed costs being the major financial component of rearing pigs, any improvements in feed conversion efficiency are enormously important, says ACMC veterinary consultant, Paul Thompson.…
JH Lambert Ltd’s multi-species abattoir based at Eye airfield, Suffolk, has received planning permission to double the size of its lairage facilities. Mid Suffolk District Council…
It was another exciting day for sellers and there were further developments on the shout price front with Karro also electing to no longer issue a…
UK pig prices are continuing to benefit from firm prices across Europe – which are, on average, 5% higher than 12 months ago – as well…
The latest figures published by Statistics Denmark show that pig numbers in July 2013 totalled 12.3 million head, down 1% on the year. Overall breeding pig…
Good weather boosting demand across Europe and export markets performing better than earlier in the year have helped EU pig prices to continue the rises that…
Booth Pig Equipment considers its latest range of pig arcs to be the best it has ever produced. Graeme Kirk has been to the firm’s West…
East Anglia will host a major auction on September 7 when Peter Crichton conducts a dispersal sale of indoor pig equipment for Bacton Pigs at Jacksons…