Tulip Ltd is increasing the capacity of its Ruskington operation in Lincolnshire with an £8m cash injection which will expand the site’s production area by around…
Month: October 2014
A contingency plan has been drawn up for dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv), with identify, contain and eliminate listed as the key elements of…
Food markets are more stable and prices for most agricultural commodities are sharply lower than they have been in recent years, according to the latest biannual…
UK pork exports in August were 3% down on last year’s figures at 14,600 tonnes, recording the first year-on-year decline since February this year, according to…
The All Party Parliamentary Group for eggs, pigs and poultry is due to hold three oral evidence sessions at the Houses of Parliament this month, dealing…
Board members are being sought by Food Standards Scotland (FSS), the new body which will take over the regulation of food safety in Scotland from April…
Improvements to the way in which concerns raised about the conduct of veterinary surgeons and registered veterinary nurses are dealt with, have been made by the…
Food businesses will need to adjust the mix of products they make available in the future if they’re to meet customers’ expectations on price, quality and…
Contract pigs were traded for the first time without the protective umbrella of the DAPP, which has been replaced with the Standard Pig Price (SPP). Much…
Pig prices edged up by 0.41p in the week to October 4, probably as a result of changes to some contracts following the end of the…