Young pig farmers from Scotland and Northern Ireland explored the requirements of retail customers, farm efficiency and succession planning when the Next Generation group of Scottish…
Month: November 2019
An outbreak of African swine fever in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province has been detected by laboratory tests carried out after the deaths of thousands of pigs…
China’s pig herd will take ‘over five years’ to recover from the damage wreaked by African swine fever (ASF), according to Rabobank. However, when the herd…
Australia has been deporting tourists found to have brought pork products into the country as the authorities step up their African swine fever (ASF) controls. According…
The NPA has refreshed the African swine fever (ASF) information on its website. The association’s comprehensive ASF briefing, put together by NPA chief executive Zoe Davies,…
The first case of ASF in South Korea was announced in September 2019. Since then, 14 different locations in South Korea have confirmed cases of ASF…
As the animal feed and farming industries pursue sustainable alternatives to soya, the EU is considering the reintroduction of processed animal proteins (PAP) in livestock feed.…
The body representing the meat industry by-products sector has sought to reassure third country users and importers of processed animal proteins (PAPs) and animal fats that these…
While EU sow prices have been rising for most of this year, since the start of September, prices have remained quite stable. Nonetheless, over the past…
In the year to September, Japan’s total pig meat imports (including offal) increased 3% to 918,000 tonnes. Import prices have been stable overall, and so the…