NFU president Minette Batters has called on the Government to ‘get serious’ about British food and deliver policies that address many of the concerns farmers face going into…
Year: 2021
As a new year approaches, NPA vice-chairman Hugh Crabtree, owner and director of Farmex, sets out his thoughts on the pig industry’s future after the worst…
The SPP has ended the year with more of a whimper than a bang, up by a mere 0.01p to 141.82p compared with the EU average…
A new #BiteIntoBritish take on a staple Christmas tune was delivered in Yorkshire today by a committed ensemble of Save GB Bacon campaigners. The singers delivered…
Defra Secretary George Eustice has told the NPA that he remains confident that the Government support package will help address the welfare issues associated with the…
According to provisional figures published by Statistics Denmark, the number of pigs recorded on 1 October totalled 13.21 million head – down 1% compared to the…
The physical performance of the British breeding improved over the summer, contributing to higher pig production.  For the 12 months to September 2021, the number of pigs…
UK clean pig slaughter and carcase weights were higher in November than in 2020, delivering a significant increase in pork production, according to AHDB data. Overall…
Fresh Covid outbreaks at a couple of factories, leading to sudden staff shortages, added to the general issues across the pork supply chain last week, according to…
As the year draws to a close, prices are in the main still continuing their downward trajectory with the latest SPP falling by 1.03p to stand…