The Netherlands is leading Europe in the reduction of antibiotic use on farms. That’s according to new figures from the EU, which show a 60% drop…
Month: December 2017
The Government has joined forces with the NPA and other industry bodies to remind pig keepers not to feed kitchen scraps to their animals to prevent outbreaks…
Sales of pork loin medallions, the subject of the recent TV advertising campaign, increased by 27% compared to the same period last year. The latest figures…
Nothing particularly good to report as far as pig prices are concerned. The SPP continues its downward drift losing another 0.62p to stand at 151.42p, most…
Member states have been asked to provide an action plan outlining how they plan to tackle the problem of tail biting in pigs. NPA senior policy…
A pig farmer from Nottinghamshire is threatening Tesco with legal action in a row over the use of fake farm brand names. Richard Baugh is a…
Potentially valuable data gathered from Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspections at abattoirs is not being passed back to producers, it has emerged. Under the Collection and…
The Competition & Markets Authority has announced its approval of Tulip’s acquisition of pig producer Easey Holdings, with no further action necessary. The acquisition, subject to…
The latest FAO food Outlook, including the latest forecast for how the global meat industry developed in 2017, has now been published. According to AHDB analysis,…
UK pork exports grew 7% in October, compared with a year earlier, reaching 16.6 thousand tonnes. With average unit values comparable to 2016 levels, value was…