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…
Year: 2020
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,…
The British Meat Processors Association (BPMA) has said that the proposed new Plastic Packaging Tax could see meat companies paying considerably more for packaging that contains less than 30%…
Scottish Pig Producers have appointed Roderic Bruce as their new Chair at their last Board meeting. Mr Bruce farms near Ellon and takes over from Patrick…
Goldsboro Milling, the parent company of Maxwell Foods, announced that it will soon be permanently closing its hog production operations citing ‘projected financial losses.’ After more…
A meat processing plant in Belgium and a slaughterhouse in Denmark are the latest to put a stop to operations following outbreaks of Covid-19 among workers, joining…
The number of outbreaks of African swine fever in domestic pigs in Eastern Europe has continued to increase according to the latest report from the Department…
This week’s [beginning 9 August] Pig Marketing Summary, from Thames Valley Cambac, reported that factory reliability was fairly poor, as major breakdowns caused pigs to be rolled into…