Russian pig farmers’ profitability has been falling steadily since 2015, when, driven by the food embargo, domestic prices were skyrocketing, Yuri Kovalev, chairman of the National…
Year: 2018
“The BBC Countryfile people have been on; they’re planning a programme based on the Brecklands. We need it to show there is economic activity here, not…
Tesco was the big mover as the latest AHDB Porkwatch survey showed the big retailers stocked more British pork towards the end of last year. The…
UK shoppers spent almost £500 million more on food in December 2017 than in the final month of 2016 with Tesco, in particular, achieving the largest…
A total of 31 candidates will contest the NPA elections when voting begins later this month. The window for nominations closed yesterday. The final tally saw 15…
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has appointed Dr David Strachan as head of its avian and swine business unit, a move which reflects a growing awareness among…
New Year is here! I hope everyone had a good Christmas and is ready for a prosperous and successful 2018? Last year generally worked out well…
As you will no doubt be aware, the fire at the BASF Citral plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and the subsequent force majeure on contracts of vitamin A,…
US pig farmers are enjoying ‘good and growing domestic demand’ once again, after several years of decline, according to fresh analysis from AHDB Pork. Based on…
AHDB Pork is looking for four producers to become new Strategic Farm hosts in 2018. The first AHDB Pork Strategic Farmer, David Goodier, from near Wetherby,…