This week’s Slaughter Pig Marketing Summary from Thames Valley Cambac reported that most of the majors ramped up their throughputs this week, helped by a couple…
Month: November 2018
Although the Brexit shambles continues to “hog” the headlines, pig trading continued carried on which turned out to be a relatively quiet day with the SPP…
The 2019 European Pig Innovation Group (EU PiG) Grand Prix is open for entries until February 28, 2019. All pig producers are invited to enter their…
Defra Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss has written to hauliers warning them of the risks of bringing African swine fever into the UK. Ms Middlemiss has…
Defra Secretary Michael Gove is staying at Defra, according to the latest reports. Mr Gove’s future as Defra Secretary was clouded in doubt as the fallout…
NPA senior policy Georgina Crayford has highlighted pig industry concerns over Defra’s approach to tail docking in a BBC interview. Dr Crayford was interviewed on the…
As Theresa May faces rebellion within her own Cabinet over the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, farm leaders have urged politicians to act to avoid the ‘mayhem’ of…
African Swine Fever has become a major issue within China since AHDB’s last update. Since the first confirmed case in August, incidences have increased and there are currently…
According to the latest figures from Statistics Denmark, the number of pigs in Denmark on 1 October 2018 was 2.3% above year earlier levels, at 13…
Defra faces enormous challenges in the lead-up to Brexit and, with the March 29, 2019, deadline looming, still does not know which scenario it is preparing for, a…