Increasing supplies of pigmeat at home and abroad are likely to ensure prices in 2018 remain below the highs of last year. However, signs that demand…
Year: 2018
The deadline for voting in the NPA elections is looming. The polls close on Friday, meaning members now have just five days to vote. With time…
The NPA has welcomed a report from MPs that calls for the Government to ensure any new post-Brexit trade agreements do not compromise the UK’s high food…
Despite the SPP dropping by 0.88p to 145.92p, signs are emerging of better pig prices, with the influential German producer price up by another 6 cents…
The Government has rejected calls to extend the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) beyond the top 10 supermarkets. A number of organisations, including the…
A leading farming charity is advising the farming industry to start looking after themselves mentally as well as physically. Poor mental health is the biggest health…
GB pig feed production in 2017 totalled 1.8 million tonnes, a modest 0.3% increase year-on-year, according to the latest Defra dataset. The main driver behind this…
Pork producers can get a valuable insight into the current market prospects by joining the AHDB Livestock Outlook Webinar today. The event, which also covers the beef and lamb sectors,…
UK pork exports increased by 4.8% to 216,000 tonnes with a value of £293 million in 2017. Both EU and non-EU shipments increased last year, on…
The Labour Party has unveiled plans to use farm subsidies to incentivise farmers to move away from ‘intensive factory farming’ systems. There is also a proposal…