Despite the (hopefully receding) shadow of swine fever hanging over the industry, sellers enjoyed a relatively positive day in all sectors. As reflected in recent upward…
Year: 2014
Restrictions on the abattoir and farm at the centre of two suspected cases of swine fever were lifted late on Friday afternoon.The AHVLA made the announcement…
The return to positive margins in recent months has rejuvenated producer confidence in investing for the future for the first time in three years, according to…
The latest physical performance data provided to AHDB/BPEX by Agrosoft shows that the productivity of GB breeding herds improved again during 2013.The average number of piglets…
EU pork exports strengthened in January, with figures showing a 12% increase compared with the same month in 2013.At 130,900 tonnes, exports in the first month…
New figures published by Defra show there were 4.4 million pigs in the UK on December 1, 2013.At about 4% higher than the same date in…
In the latest of a series of new, short Freedom Food videos, the RSPCA’s Kate Parkes is shown visiting a Freedom Food pig farm to see…
A new agreement for improving pig welfare standards has been reached between the Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dan Jørgensen, and organisations with an…
Samples from the carcases of two slaughter pigs from an abattoir in the South of England are being tested at AHVLA Weybridge for swine fever. It…
The BPEX board has agreed to launch a new historical pig price mechanism that will replace the Deadweight Average Pig Price (DAPP) after a six-month transition…