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…
Year: 2014
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…
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 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 management team at the National Pig Association (NPA) are considering the industry’s strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities as part of their task of setting their own…
Farmers with concerns over the number and frequency of livestock inspections and statutory visits to which their businesses are exposed are being asked to join a…
The organic sector in the EU has been growing rapidly in the past few years, although organic pig production remains low at just 0.3% of EU-27…
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…
The steady fall in finished pig prices looks to be bottoming out and there are even signs of some of the smaller fresh meat buyers prepared…