Stewart Houston, former NPA chairman and chief executive, and a hugely significant figure in the NPA’s 20-year history, recalls some of the events that shaped the…
Month: June 2019
Jamie Brannan has been re-elected as chair of the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) for 2019/20, following this year’s NOAH AGM. Mr Brannan joined Zoetis…
Red Tractor, is searching for a new chairman to oversee its Pig Sector Committee. The successful candidate will take the reins from Mike Sheldon, who has given…
This week’s Pig Marketing Summary from Thames Valley Cambac reported that domestic demand, or lack of it, was being cited as the main driver as to…
The yawning gap remains between EU mainland and UK prices, although the SPP went up by 1.38p and now stands at 147.85p. Fortunately, the German producer…
An eminent American professor of large animal medicine has warned the UK not to dilute its high animal welfare standards for future trade deals with the…
AHDB is confident that more pork processing plants will be approved to export to China by the end of this year. The Asian market has been…
North Korea has broken its silence on an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), with claims it has taken emergency measures to prevent the spread of…
Consumer demand for pig meat in the EU has faltered in recent years, with data for 2019 from key countries including Germany, France and Italy, further…
The last time China needed to import large quantities of protein was in 2016, in response to its sow shortage. At that time, the protein shortage…