The latest SPP of 137.86p is virtually unchanged following the pattern in Europe where most reference prices have also stood on but at even lower levels.…
Month: February 2022
Thursday’s pig industry crisis summit has delivered some progress towards a coherent plan to ease the pig backlog, but those commitments must now be implemented with real…
According to data released be Defra, the production of pig meat in the UK in January 2022 came in a 85,500 tonnes – 8% higher than…
The time within which Red Tractor pig scheme members must complete the new online pig welfare training platform has been extended from three months to six…
The NPA and NFU have called for urgent action to address the huge problems faced by the pig sector, following today’s emergency crisis summit, hosted by…
Farming Minister Victoria Prentis as announced an ‘immediate review of Supply Chain Fairness in the pig sector’, following today’s pig industry crisis summit. In her statement, there…
Pig World columnist Duncan Berkshire, from Bishopton vets in Yorkshire, outlines his concerns about the longer-term impact of the backlogs on pig farms With the dawn…
the Danish pig herd had contracted across all categories compared to last year, as of January 1st, according to Statistics Denmark.The overall herd shrank -1.8% from 13.39…
Norwegian technology company N2 Applied has announced a partnership with the UK’s National Pig Centre that will utilise slurry emissions reduction technology in a typical pig…
The situation on farms is an ‘absolute nightmare’ and is getting worse, rather than better, according to NPA chairman Rob Mutimer, who, ahead of today’s crisis…