The impact of the Russian ban on the global pork trade could be felt more next year than this, potentially driving prices back towards $3 (£1.83)…
Year: 2014
One of the Asia Pacific region’s largest agribusiness conglomerates, Charoen Pokphand Philippines (CP), has taken delivery of 1,500 genetically-improved AC1 gilts from the locally-based subsidiary of…
A new chief executive is being sought by Scottish Pig Producers as part of the co-operative’s “forward thinking succession strategy”. The post is currently listed on…
Sharp falls in European mainland pigmeat prices are hitting the UK market, where the DAPP lost another 0.72p and now stands at 156.34p. Contract numbers remain…
NFU Scotland believes Scotland’s decision to remain within the UK provides a platform to drive the country’s farming, food and drink sectors forward. At the same…
New figures from Defra show a 2.8% year-on-year reduction in the total number of pigs in England with breeding herd numbers down 5.3%. “The total number…
A larger multi-dose bottle of Gletvax 6, the vaccine against E coli and clostridial scours, has been introduced by Zoetis to make it “more convenient to…
Pig census results from some key EU member states show a more positive picture than in recent years, according to BPEX.Quoting provisional results from Germany, Denmark,…
Scottish agriculture is on the “threshold of an era of change”, irrespective of how today’s independence vote goes, according to the National Farmers Union of Scotland…
Pork imports into Italy during the first half of 2014 were 9% above the same period last year, reaching the “highest half-year figure in records back…