Strong demand, bolstered by the re-opening of pubs and restaurants for outdoor consumption, and tight supplies contributed to the biggest pig price increase in nearly two…
Year: 2021
The SPP continues to improve and went up this week by 1.18p to stand at 141.74p, but this makes less good reading when compared with its…
There is still time – just – for pork producers to submit expressions of interest for Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot scheme. Defra is looking…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte reduced the Southeast Asian country’s pork import tariffs on Wednesday as the government addresses a domestic shortage by ramping up purchases from…
The latest USDA figures have shown a second quarterly drop in the US pig herd with the the US national pig herd falling 74.8 million head…
Pig prices in the EU have risen significantly in recent weeks, with the recorded price the highest since last July and in contrast to earlier in…
The dwindling number of Tamworth pigs is a growing concern for the rare breeds sector, according to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, which has just published…
A survey carried out across the UK and seven other European countries asked people found increased recognition of awareness of the benefits of medicines for the health and…
China will lift its suspension on pork imports from UK plants affected by COVID-19 when there is evidence the disease is under control in the UK,…
Feed and feed ingredients could potentially serve as means for the introduction and transmission of foreign animal diseases, including African Swine Fever (ASF), according to a…