Pig producers and a prominent vet have laid bare the huge logistical, animal welfare and emotional strains of the worsening pig industry crisis ahead of crucial…
Month: February 2022
The NPA has set out its key asks from Government and the pork supply chain ahead of a crucial pig industry crisis summit tomorrow. The NPA,…
Covid-19 and African Swine Fever (ASF) will continue to pose as the biggest disrupters in the global supply chain in 2022, affecting both production and demand,…
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has hit back at criticism of pork processors’ roles in the pig industry crisis by Defra Secretary George Eustice. Questioned…
In the latest issue of Pig World, Flavian Obiero, a 30-year-old pig farmer from Kenya, now based in Upton Grey, Hampshire, and a Young NPA member, wrote…
In the latest issue of Pig World, our industry industry, Red Robin, further explores the relationship between pig producers and pork processors. I am disappointed that…
The Government has announced a new Lump Sum Exit Scheme for farmers in England who wish to leave the industry. However, the scheme will apply only…
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has predicted that the acquisition of Quality Pork Processers Ltd in Brechin by Browns Food Group may help alleviate some of the…
The NPA has said is expecting tangible progress in addressing some of the pig sector’s growing problems from a crisis summit that has been scheduled to…
There has been little change in the situation in the pork supply chain as efforts to reduce the backlog remain hamstrung by factory inefficiency, according to…