Like the weather, demand for pigs has got slightly chilly after a fairly hot period and although the latest SPP has risen by 0.37p to stand…
Year: 2020
Recent increases in coronavirus infection rates across the US, Asia and the EU have pressured global oilseed markets, according to AHDB analysts Alex Cooke and Charlie…
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has highlighted the success of an Essex pig farm to showcase her department’s role in promoting food exports. A press release…
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has described union claims that cases of COVID-19 in UK abattoirs are linked to migrant worker exploitation as ‘false and…
Studies undertaken at The Pirbright Institute, in collaboration with Inovio Pharmaceuticals, have shown that a human antibody (2-12C) can provide pigs protection against the 2009 H1N1…
MEPs are to carry out a major investigation into alleged breaches in EU animal welfare rules during transport. A committee of 30 MEPs will focus on how…
Red Tractor will begin a phased return to physical inspections next week, following the switch to remote inspections in March. In line with the general easing…
Meat industry supply chain organisations have come together to agree a plan to halve the amount of meat wasted in the UK every year. A total of 37…
MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co, has launched a podcast as part of its Growing Healthy Pigs campaign to keep pig farmers up…
There have been 35 cases of COVID-19 since March at Tulip’s Tipton plant in the West Midlands, as testing of staff continues at the plant. Three…