UK pigs were in plentiful supply during December according to BPEX, quoting the latest figures from Defra. “Clean pig slaughterings were 5% higher during the month…
Year: 2015
It was more of a grey Friday than a black one, but still a tough day for sellers in all departments and the only slight bright…
The EU has committed close to €180 million (£139m) for 2015, to support veterinary programmes that aim to eliminate animal diseases and zoonoses including, for the…
The European Commission (EC) will reinstate the post of chief scientific adviser according to information from the Brussels office of the National Farmers Union (NFU) and…
The challenge of farming in a volatile world is the theme that will dominate next month’s National Farmers Union (NFU) conference in Birmingham with key contributions…
The uncontrolled movement of people and animals across country borders has been highlighted by the European Food Safety Authority (ESFA) as one of the key “pathways”…
Despite a fall in average retail prices by over 6%, the amount of pork bought in the latest 12-week period, ending December 7, 2014, fell by…
NPA chairman, Richard Longthorp, has commended the country’s retailers for sticking to their post-horsegate promise to source more British pork. Commenting on the second anniversary of…
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) operating divisions will be rebranded later this year to create a “simplified family of levy-payer facing brands” under the…
The pigmeat market situation in Ireland has worsened again with the country now running just 1% above the average EU price, according the Irish Farmers Association…