The global pigmeat sector is heading for further “turbulence” in 2015 according to a new analysis by the Dutch-based Rabobank.Citing the possible re-emergence of PEDv, developments…
Year: 2015
Former Morrisons’ executive, Louise Welsh, has been named as one of seven founder members of the board of Food Standards Scotland (FSS), the new stand-alone body…
It has never been more important for farmers to fully understand cash requirements than it is today says the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation’s Andrew Connah. “With many…
It was another red-ink day for sellers, with the SPP continuing to slide and losing another 0.88p to stand at 140.82p and other factory and index…
A new BPEX analysis, exploring the relationship between prices for weaners, finished pigs and feed, suggests that while weaner prices are normally set in a “rational…
The National Pig Association (NPA) has reported that while an “agreement” has been reached concerning a selective lifting by Russia of its January 2014 African swine…
Three research projects designed to look at controlling the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) have been announced by the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, backed by significant…
Food safety MEPs have voted 48-15 in favour of the introduction country of origin labelling for meat used as an ingredient in processed foods, as is…
Copa-Cogeca, the European farmers and farm cooperative body has issued a stinging tweet, voicing its disgust at the way supermarkets have behaved in the wake of…
The European Commission (EC) has “back-tracked” on its reported agreement to reinstate the role of chief scientific adviser, according to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU). “British…