As the year draws to a close, pig prices remain on something of a downbeat note and the only positive factor has been that there are…
Month: December 2014
This is a quick canter through the measures being taken these days, here and overseas, to counter shattered-sow syndrome, writes John Gadd.My past two blogs suggested…
November produced a major increase in pig slaughterings with the average weekly figure at its highest since December 2000, according to BPEX. “The number of clean…
Italy has absorbed increased amounts of imported pigmeat from its EU neighbours this year, including the UK, taking product which would previously have ended up in…
An analysis by BPEX of UK food shopping trends has found some cause for encouragement, when viewed from a production perspective, but the underlying message for…
Investment must be stepped up to improve infrastructures and storage capacity in the EU grain and oilseeds sector to both maximise trade and ensure that EU…
Optimistic pork production figures emerging from Spain suggest that output in the country will continue to grow in the short-term, potentially making Spanish pigmeat a 2015…
Multiple outbreaks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) have been reported on commercial-scale farms in Ukraine this year, with “insufficient attention” being paid to the outbreak by…
The prominent pig production company, Midland Pig Producers (MPP), has reviewed its sow nutrition focus after the subject was highlighted, in relation to piglet quality, at…
Irish pig sector leaders are looking to the UK for a sales boost, drawing encouragement from recent market reports from their “nearest and largest market” and…