The UK-Australia trade deal opening up trade on a range of agricultural and other product does not cover pork, poultry and eggs, the final agreement shows. …
Year: 2021
The UK’s export performance remained subdued in October, with fresh/frozen pork shipments down compared to both September (-5%) and October the previous year (-45%), at 13,500 tonnes.…
Neil Parish, chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has written to Home Office Minister Kevin Foster seeking clarification on his claims that only one…
The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) chief Minette Batters has accused Home Secretary Priti Patel of ‘repeatedly ignoring requests’ for meetings to discuss the ongoing workforce shortages…
The proportion of British fresh pork on the shelves of the big UK retailers increased during November, thanks largely to an apparent shift in sourcing habits…
NPA chief executive Zoe Davies has called on the entire supply chain to share the pain of addressing the pig industry’s crisis. She told a high-profile Food…
The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) has called on the Government to address the lack of a workable and practicable visa scheme, through which to…
EU pig slaughter climbed for a second consecutive month in September, totalling 20.9 million head – only slightly below slaughter in the same month in 2020.…
AHDB’s We Eat Balanced campaign, which highlights the role meat and dairy from the UK play in a balanced and sustainable diet, is set to return…
Red Tractor has revealed it has been forced to reconsider its ‘ambitious advertising plans’, after AHDB decided to stop funding the assurance scheme. The assurance scheme…