Coronavirus is unsettling the market for slaughter pigs across Europe due to the closure of borders, a big drop off in food service demand and the cancellation…
Month: March 2020
The Government has announced a series of financial measures that will provide some support to the pig sector through the Coronavirus crisis. The headline is an…
UKÂ clean pig slaughter reached 864,400 head in February, up 3.6% on the same month the previous year, according to AHDB. The growth comes despite industry reports…
UK pig meat exports, including offal, were up on the year again in January, following 12 months of consecutive growth, according to AHDB. Exports Overall primary pork…
Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has made it clear the Government does not want to risk ‘outsourcing’ animal welfare issues to other countries by taking actions such…
The British Pig & Poultry Fair 2020 has been cancelled, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said mass gatherings should not take place. Mr Johnson said that while…
MPs are due to the discuss the future of farrowing crates tonight, as a petition calling for the Government to ban all cages for farmed animals…
The market has been ‘very cautious’ as the supply chain reacts to the fast-changing picture regarding Coronavirus, according to Thames Valley Cambac. In its latest market…
An investment of £1.4 billion in the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s (APHA) Weybridge facility will help protect the country against the increasing threats of animal and plant…
The meat processing sector will do everything it can to keep plants open as the impact of coronavirus in the UK grows, the British Meat Processors Association…