Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is in good shape to deliver strongly on behalf of levy-payers, despite the continued “loss” of more than £1m in levy income…
Month: April 2015
Supermarkets have held firm in their usage of British fresh pork, ham and sausages and increased their commitment to British bacon, according to the latest porkwatch…
National Pig Association (NPA) chief executive, Dr Zoe Davies, turned up the heat on Defra and the Forestry Commission today concerning the urgent need to bring…
The European Commission (EC) has approved 41 new programmes, including three for pigmeat, to promote agricultural products in EU and third country markets. A total of…
Russia’s currency crisis and a strong domestic commitment to pigmeat production will combine to prevent EU pork exports from regaining a share of the Russian market,…
Increasing pork sector competition in the global export market will result in continuous price and margin pressures in most countries this year according to the latest…
Food Standards Scotland (FSS), who took over from the Food Standards Agency in Scotland on April 1, has committed itself to appointing its own chief scientific…
The new RSPCA Assured certification mark, which will replace the Freedom Food logo on products and menus, will be available to members from Thursday, May 7,…
Private Storage Aid (PSA) for EU pigmeat, which came into force on March 9, appears to have had “little impact” on the EU market, according to…
Prices have remained very much in stand-on mode across the board, with the SPP easing a shade by 0.23p to 132.16p, and most spot quotes and…