UK pigmeat exports hit a 17-year high in 2016, totalling almost 206,000 tonnes, according to AHDB Pork. The trading increase, which was 10% up on 2015…
Month: February 2017
Significant progress is being made in relation to the UK’s rodenticide stewardship according to the regime’s first annual report which has just been published. Already welcomed…
The European Commission has insisted the new EU-Canada global trade deal will not compromise the EU’s standards of production or allow in lower standard imports. The…
Irish pig producers have been told they now have the “upper hand” in price negotiations with processors, pushing values to the equivalent of £1.41/kg in some…
There has been a “modest recovery” in EU pig prices over the past few weeks following a post-Christmas fall in values, according to AHDB Pork. Prices…
Pork from traditionally reared Pedigree Welsh Pigs has been granted Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (TSG) status by the European Commission. Unlike geographically specific protected foods, the new…
Red Tractor Assurance has published the details of its new pork scheme requirement for member businesses to electronically record antibiotic data, a move which comes into…
AHDB is running a series of workshops designed to help farm owners, managers and supervisors to develop their management skills. Workshop topics include coaching others, communication…
The Irish food board, Bord Bia, has opened a new “office gateway” in Warsaw, from which it aims to drive exports of Irish food and drink…
The pork market is set to remain to firm over the first half of 2017, as UK and EU supplies remain tight, although production could recover…