Another glass-half-empty day, with the SPP still in decline, losing another 0.92p to stand at 126.92p/kg, and all other index and contract prices following a similar…
Month: October 2015
A warning that British pig producers are losing £6-7 a pig was given yesterday to the UK environment, food and rural affairs committee (EFRA) as part…
The European Parliament (EP) has rejected the GMO food and feed “opt-out” proposal, as originally tabled by the European Commission, to great acclaim and “relief” from…
Pork imports into China have increased by 22% so far this year with the EU remaining as the country’s dominant supplier, according to AHDB Pork. “As the…
A new laboratory diagnostic service to help UK and Irish vets pinpoint cases of swine flu is being made available by Hysolv Animal Health. “Swine flu…
UK pigmeat production is expected to rise in 2016 for a seventh consecutive year, according to the latest supply forecast from AHDB Pork. While most information…
The UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Antibiotics (APPG) has called for the non-medical use of antibiotics to be “critically examined” and for any non-essential use…
Food safety and veterinary officials from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are to meet in Italy next month, along with disease experts from across Europe, to…
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking input from businesses and consumers on how to shape the future regulation of the food sector concerning product innovation…
Substituting GM soya with non-GM soya would lead to an increase in livestock feed costs of around 10% according to the results of an economic impact…