Farming organisations have warned that the trade deal with New Zealand, announced yesterday, could damage the viability of UK farming in the years ahead. NFU president Minette…
Month: October 2021
UK fresh and frozen pork exports were 23% down year-on-year during the first eight months of this year, due to issues with both the EU and…
In a move to promote British-produced food ahead of Christmas, Red Tractor has launched a dedicated campaign to inform and persuade shoppers of the benefits of…
Pilgrim’s UK has committed to using fully verified, zero-deforestation sustainable soya to feed its pigs by 2025. The producer, which currently has the lowest soya usage…
The UK pig population was 4% up in the year to June 2021, standing at 5.28 million head, according to provisional figures published by Defra. These figures…
UK clean pig slaughter in September was nearly 1% up on last year at 916,700 head, according to Defra figures. Slaughter in Scotland totalled just 20,000…
There is still time vote to select the winner of the NPA’s coveted Allied Industry Member of the Year award. Following consultation with members, the NPA…
Responding to the current crisis in the British pig industry, leading farming charity, the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI), has announced the immediate availability of additional…
While the Government’s announcement last week regarding visas for butchers and private aid to storage was very welcome, it does not detract form the incredibly difficult…
Although the SPP took a surprise upward step rising by 2.19p to stand at 151.01p, unfortunately this is only borrowed and its downward track will continue…more…