AHDB Pork said that UK clean pig slaughterings in January totalled 935,800 head, around 2.5% above the same month in 2018. Finished pig numbers picked up…
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Vietnam has announced its first cases of African swine fever (ASF), with eight outbreaks reported in two northern provinces, bordering China. The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and…
Defra has published new guidance to ensure the import and export trade in animals and animal products can continue in the event of a Brexit no deal. The guidance…
The future of the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger is in doubt, after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) warned the deal could lead to a worse experience for in-store…
AHDB has revisited the GB pig prices model, which plots historical prices based on a range of factors including exchange rates, UK and EU production levels,…
AHDB has reported that the final quarter of 2018 GB animal feed production was recorded at nearly 3.1 million tonnes, up 1% (40,000 tonnes) year-on-year. As…
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has welcomed the NFU’s calls for a new commission of food and farming experts to help uphold the high standards of British food…
Cranswick and BasePower have announced that the CHP energy scheme at the Cranswick Country Foods site in Preston, Hull, has been switched on. A 2.0MW CHP…
The pig sector will receive some import tariff protection if we leave the EU without a deal at the end of March, Michael Gove has indicated.…
The NFU will today call for the Government to convene a new commission of food and farming experts to establish the principles that will ensure Government upholds…