Even though for us (clearly not most of you!) this is a relatively quiet time of year as politicians head off for their summer recess and…
Month: July 2016
We’re certainly in turbulent times with a lot of change; by the time you read this, we’ll have moved from football and tennis to the Olympics.…
A tightening of pigmeat supplies in the UK over the coming months is forecast in AHDB Pork’s latest outlook report, suggesting that this “should help” to…
The development of environmental measurement rules for the production of animal feed across the EU has entered its concluding phase with the launch of a “final”…
Scotland’s Specially Selected Pork (SSP) campaign is set to be the centre of attention during this week’s Edinburgh Food Festival with a live butchery demonstration planned…
Cranswick plc says its revenue in the three months to June 30 this year was 11% ahead of the same period in 2015, driven by strong…
The animal feed company, ForFarmers, has strengthened its position in the European pig sector with the acquisition of Vleuten-Steijn, a Dutch business which supplies pig producers…
Wet and cool weather from mid-june to mid-July contributed to the worst year-on-year figures at the UKs leading supermarkets for two years, according to market analyst…
RSPCA Assured has appointed Clive Brazier as its new chief executive, six months after he became the organisation’s acting chief executive. “RSPCA Assured is unique in being the only food labelling and farm assurance scheme solely dedicated to improving farm animal welfare,” he said, adding that…
Chinese pork imports continued to “boom” throughout the first half of 2016, with June imports of fresh/frozen pork up 138% on the year at 762,000 tonnes,…