The continuing dry, sunny lockdown weather has boosted barbecue demand, but tight supplies have prevented the pig sector from taking full advantage, according to Thames Valley…
Year: 2020
Pig prices have remained firm throughout the week and, although the SPP has only moved up by 0.17p to 164.51p, spot demand keeps pushing ahead reflecting…
Heat stress has been proven to limit productivity of pig units, and with temperatures rising in the UK, experts say there are significant gains to be had by making…
German pork import demand subdued in early stages of coronavirus, according to AHDB analyst Bethan Wilkins. Clean pig slaughter in Germany was 3% below a year…
Finished pig prices continued to rise in the first quarter of 2020, however an increase in feed and labour costs have diminished some of the potential margin gains, AHDB analyst…
RSPCA Assured has announced a three-phased return to in-person farm assessments, as Covid-19 restrictions ease. From Monday June 1, members who are due an assessment will…
A new ambassador programme launched this week by MSD Animal Health UK, prioritises pig health in order to achieve disease free units, encouraging proactive disease control among…
Ladies in Pigs (LIPs’) will be ‘ready and raring to go’ once live events resume, its chairwoman Debbie Wilson said, after securing £100,000 of funding for this…
African swine fever has been present in north east India at least since January, according to global animal health body, OIE. The Asian media is now…
The NPA is urging members of the public to ‘Make it British’ as falling prices for EU pork starts to attract cheaper imports. UK price has…