The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has amplified the call for clarity on the arrangements for the movement of animals and animal products after the transition period, as…
Month: August 2020
A government-sponsored plan to increase Argentica’s hog industry with Chinese capitla is being met with public resistance from the Argentinian general public. Nearly 400,000 have signed…
Trade continued to drag its feet last week, with little impetus from any of the majors, according to Thames Valley Cambac. “The majority of the major…
A joint scientific study between the British Meat Processors Association and Meat and Livestock Australia has proven that the current recommended 10-day shelf life for chilled red meat can be…
A meat trader many years ago remarked that with pigs you are either looking for them or at them. The latter seems to be the situation…
An estimated 2 million pigs hogs are still backed up on farms in the US, according to analysis by Steve Meyer, an economist with Kerns & Associates. The…
In the week ending 8 August, GB pig prices continued to fall, with the EU-spec SPP averaging 163.84p/kg, a fall of 0.84p on the week, according…
The latest statistics from Defra show that the UK produced 86,200 tonnes of pig meat in July, a 9% (7,300 tonnes) increase on the amount produced in July last…
Food processing giant JBS SA is hiring an additional 5,200 workers in Brazil in a bid to boost output for its export base while contending with…
China’s WH Group expects pork exports from the United States to China to fall in the second half, the group’s chief financial officer Guo Lijun said,…