PIC, one of the world’s leading pig breeding companies, is set to acquire the genetic rights of Dublin-based Hermitage in a move that will see the two companies…
Year: 2017
The stance on global trade taken be new US President, Donald Trump, could damage the country’s future pigmeat exports, resulting in knock-on impacts on other exporters,…
Irish pig prices have moved up again in the past week with reports of some smaller processors and Northern Ireland buyers offering €1.70/kg (£1.44/kg) and above…
The Red Tractor logo has a significant post-Brexit role to play for UK farmers, especially in relation to any new international trade agreements which are negotiated,…
The share of pork retail prices returned to producers in January remained “healthy” according to AHDB Pork, settling at 40% for the month. “This represented a…
Organic foods in Britain are experiencing their strongest growth in customer demand for over a decade with sales of fresh meat up 13% in the last…
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has sought to reassure consumers that the meat they eat is safe, despite recent media reports focusing on “contaminated meat” entering…
NFU president Meurig Raymond sought clarity from Defra Secretary Andrea Leadsom on what Brexit will mean for UK farmers on the opening day of the NFU’s…
Britain’s farmers, retailers and consumers have been challenged by the supermarket chain, Morrisons, to focus more on locally produced food, highlighting the fact that at present…
UK clean pig slaughterings fell by 5% in real terms last month, year-on-year, once Defra’s official figures were adjusted to reflect January this year containing one…