August was a strong trading month for the UK pigmeat trade with both imports and exports recording increased levels, compared to last year, according to AHDB…
Month: October 2015
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has “condemned” the decision by two of the country’s leading processors to reduce their pig prices last week, warning that such…
AB Neo, who specialise in products designed to “switch-on” lifetime performance in neonates, has completed the acquisition of the Czech feeds and supplements business, Bodit Tachov.…
The vaccines and pharmaceuticals company, IDT Biologika, is strengthening its international technical team, particularly in relation to giving “advice in the field on contagious pig diseases”.…
The European Commission (EC) is making close to £83 million available to fund programmes in 2016 which will be geared to find new markets for farm…
The European Commission’s much-criticised proposal to give member states the power to restrict or prohibit the use of EU-approved GM food or feed on their territory…
Farmgate prices continue to show a much steeper fall than retail prices, leaving pig producers with a 35% share of end product values throughout September, according…
Research findings from a new survey carried out for the Met Office have identified BBQ products as the “most weather sensitive” for the nation’s big retailers.…
EU pigmeat exports could continue to expand in 2016 but at a slower pace, due to increased competition and product availabilities in the US and Brazil,…
Staffordshire free range pig producer, Robert Mercer, will undertake a Nuffield Farming Scholarship in 2016, studying how to develop and add value to a pig business…