The meat plant on the Isle of Man has failed to find a buyer after the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture could not identify a…
Year: 2017
A cross-party group of MPs has reiterated the NPA’s concerns over future access to EU labour during a parliamentary reception. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Eggs,…
Five trainee butchers from across Scotland have been recognised for their skills and progression in the Scottish Craft Butcher Training Awards. The awards, sponsored by the…
Very much a case of ‘as you were’Â as far as pig prices are concerned, with the influential German producer price remaining unchanged for a fifth week…
* Exports of all UK food and drink grew to £5.9bn in Q3 2017, up 14.7% on 2016. This represents growth of 11% to £16.1bn from…
The UK has been given green light to ship pork products to China, AHDB has announced today (23 November). One of the country’s largest food producers has received official notification…
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has insisted the Government remains committed to the very highest standards of animal welfare, as the row over the recent Commons vote…
UK clean pig slaughterings totalled 908,800 head in October, 4% higher on the year, according to latest data from Defra. However, October 2017 had an extra…
UK pork shipments to China continued to evade the slowdown in the Chinese market during September. According to AHDB, at 2.97 thousand tonnes, fresh and frozen…
The Prime Minister has waded into the row over the Government’s position on animal sentience, following a Commons vote last week. As the controversy threatened to…