The gap between farmgate and retail pigmeat prices was greater in December 2014 than at any point in the previous two years, according to BPEX.While the…
Year: 2015
Every pig producer in Ireland is making a loss with many facing ruin unless prices rise says the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), in an urgent call…
Karro Food Group has started a consultation process that could see about 150 jobs go at the firm’s Billet Lane pork processing site in Scunthorpe. About…
The National Pig Association (NPA) has called for Brussels to start showing more leadership over the PEDv threat. Stating that the issue is currently “awash with…
Prospects for the pig, poultry, beef and lamb sectors will come under the spotlight at the 2015 Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Outlook Conference on…
The continuing release of Christmas sales figures by leading supermarket chains includes the reporting, today, by Marks and Spencer of a strong festive performance for its…
No ambition is too high for British food and farming, Environment Secretary, Liz Truss, told delegates at today’s Oxford Farming Conference, for which the chosen theme…
Sainsbury’s has warned that the outlook for the remainder of the financial year is set to remain “challenging”, with food price deflation likely to continue. Reporting…
Pork producers in Canada are committing new producer levies to fund a national animal health initiative according to the Canadian Pork Council (CPC). The focus of…
A new examination of surgical castration in pigs, compared with vaccine-based alternatives, is nearing completion in Norway where a government and industry-backed working group is studying…