An increased preference by UK pork buyers for domestically sourced produce has restricted the rise in pigmeat imports this year to just 4%, despite a growing…
Year: 2014
Irish pigmeat exports rose by 12% from January to September this year, with 6% more heading into the UK, according to BPEX. New figures for Wales,…
Pig farmers in East Yorkshire who also keep ducks have been reminded by the National Pig Association (NPA) that if they happen to come under bird…
Water deprivation has been identified by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) as the most likely cause of health problems in a recently-weaned group of…
Protectionism is still rife in global trade circles with Russia, China, India and Indonesia named by the European Commission (EC) as the worst recent offenders. In…
The animal health division of Azelis have added to their UK commercial and technical support team with the appointment of Elizabeth Tomlinson as UK Sales Assistant,…
Promoting the prudent use of antibiotics in both human and veterinary medicine must be addressed by all relevant parties and stakeholders if real progress is to…
A warning that the risk of PRRS (porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome) may be higher than normal this winter is included in the latest pig disease…
Pig producers received 40% of the retail pork price in October, similar to their share in the previous two months, according to BPEX. While noting that…
Hopefully, pig prices have (for the time being) reached a level after a steady decline for much of the year, which started in January with the…