Meat continues to “buck the trend” by rising in price in August while global food prices in general fell for the fifth consecutive month, according to…
Month: September 2014
The first case of African swine fever (ASF) to be identified in Estonia has been confirmed by the country’s Veterinary and Food Office (FVO) after an…
The new EU Agriculture Commissioner designate is Ireland’s former Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan. Set to preside over a €55bn agriculture budget, Commissioner Hogan, will replace…
NFU Scotland have issued a warning concerning the requirement for farmers and their employees to have gained a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) by September 9…
DuPont Disinfectants have announced that their Virkon S product has proved its “efficacy” for use in relation to PEDv. Produced at the company’s plant at Sudbury,…
The latest government figures show that UK home-killed production of pigmeat rose by 2.5% for January to July this year compared with the same period in…
The latest performance data shows a further improvement in the GB pig breeding herd, driven by the indoor sector, according to BPEX. While reporting that performance…
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), of which BPEX is a division, has announced that its chief executive, Tom Taylor, will be leaving at the…
The Brussels-based umbrella consumer organisation, BEUC, has launched a campaign urging policy makers to consider mandatory country of origin labelling for processed meat products such as…
The latest farm-to-retail pigmeat price spread for August showed producers receiving just 40% of the overall retail price, the lowest point since the start of the…